Highland won the last time they faced Antelope Valley and Justin Wyatt Jr. did his part to make sure it happened again. The Highland Bulldogs simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Antelope Valley Antelopes 49-7 thanks in part to Wyatt Jr., who threw for 269 yards and five touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.1 passing touchdowns per game.
Demond Blanchard was Wyatt Jr.'s top target, picking up 164 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Blanchard really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 74 yards.
Highland wouldn't let Antelope Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Highland can thank Jayden Carrillo and Dallas Peoples for forcing both of them. Carrillo has been hot , having also posted six or more total tackles the last five times he's played. Highland got some further help from Viliami Fatanitavake: he made 14 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The victory (which was Highland's fifth in a row) raised their record to 5-3. As for Antelope Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Highland wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 17-14 loss against Lancaster on the 25th. As for Antelope Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 41-7 defeat against Quartz Hill on the 25th.
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