Antelope Valley lost against Highland back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Antelope Valley Antelopes were beaten by the Highland Bulldogs 49-7. While losing is never fun, the Antelopes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 698th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 317th).
Justin Wyatt Jr. was his usual excellent self, throwing for 269 yards and five touchdowns on only 16 passes, while also rushing for 55 yards and two touchdowns for Highland. Wyatt Jr. has become a key player for Highland: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise. A healthy portion of Wyatt Jr.'s aerial production (164 yards to be exact) went to Demond Blanchard, who also brought in three receiving touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Antelope Valley and nudges their season record down to 3-5. As for Highland, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-3.
Antelope Valley has already played their next game, a 41-7 defeat against Quartz Hill on the 25th. As for Highland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 17-14 loss against Lancaster on the 25th.
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