The Palmdale Falcons will take on the Antelope Valley Antelopes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Palmdale is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 53-18 victory over Knight. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Falcons as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Joshua Suarez had a dynamite game for Palmdale, throwing for 282 yards and six touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes. Another player making a difference was Paul Turner, who picked up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Antelope Valley entered their tilt with Eastside on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Lions, posting a 61-7 victory at home. That 54 point margin sets a new team best for the Antelopes this season.
Antelope Valley relied on the efforts of Gavin Houston, who rushed for 129 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and Rayshawn Hawkins, who threw for 141 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes. The dominant performance gave Houston a new career-high in rushing yards.
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 matches.
Palmdale's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Antelope Valley, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything went Palmdale's way against Antelope Valley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Palmdale made off with a 26-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Palmdale since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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