Knight is 1-9 against Antelope Valley since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Knight Hawks will face off against the Antelope Valley Antelopes at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Knight is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a 36-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rosamond. That's two games in a row now that the Hawks have lost by exactly eight points.
Meanwhile, Antelope Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against West Ranch, falling 36-14. 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 658th, while the Wildcats are ranked 284th).
Antelope Valley might have lost, but man, Gavin Houston was a machine: he rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Houston a new career-high in rushing yards.
Antelope Valley wouldn't let West Ranch keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Antelope Valley can thank De'Jon Wall and Beau Glover for forcing both of them. Wall is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Knight's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Antelope Valley, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 0-3.
Knight was dealt a bruising 40-13 defeat at the hands of Antelope Valley when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Knight, Onnie Hawkins (who rushed for 37 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 171 yards and a touchdown while completing 82.4% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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