The Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS will venture away from home to challenge the Burlingame Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hillsdale is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Hillsdale will head out to face Burlingame after giving up their first home loss of the season last Friday. Hillsdale took a 21-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sacred Heart Prep. The matchup was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the FIGHTING KNIGHTS couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Burlingame had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 43-17 victory. The game marked the Panthers' most dominant win of the season so far.
It was another big night for Lucas Kirk, who rushed for 174 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Ciaran Baker, who rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown.
Hillsdale now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Burlingame, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Hillsdale suffered a grim 36-12 defeat to Burlingame when the teams last played back in October of 2018. Can Hillsdale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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