The Antelope Valley Antelopes will challenge the Palmdale Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Palmdale is hoping to do what Eastside couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Antelope Valley's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Antelope Valley took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 61-7 win over Eastside. That 54 point margin sets a new team best for the Antelopes this season.
Gavin Houston and Rayshawn Hawkins were among the main playmakers for Antelope Valley as the former rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries and the latter threw for 141 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes. Antelope Valley is undefeated when Hawkins posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Antelope Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 304 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palmdale). They claimed a resounding 53-18 victory over Knight at home. The win was some much needed relief for the Falcons as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Joshua Suarez was a one-man wrecking crew for Palmdale as he threw for 282 yards and six touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Turner, who picked up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
The victory got Antelope Valley back to even at 3-3. As for Palmdale, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Antelope Valley has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 190.3 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Palmdale, though, as they've been averaging only 86.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Antelope Valley might still be hurting after the 26-6 loss they got from Palmdale when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Palmdale's Joseph Mason, who rushed for 91 yards on only ten carries, and also threw for 182 yards while completing 71.4% of his passes. Now that Antelope Valley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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