It was a Battle of the Birds when Knight faced off against Lancaster on Tuesday. The Knight Hawks walked away with a 26-14 victory over the Lancaster Eagles. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Eagles are ranked 419th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Knight's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Zaria Anderson. She also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
Knight is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season. As for Lancaster, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Knight will welcome Palmdale at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Palmdale: 16.3, Knight: 9.4) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Lancaster, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Quartz Hill at 6:00 p.m. Quartz Hill's defense has only allowed 15.1 points per game this season, so Lancaster's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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