Knight is 1-7 against Palmdale since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hawks will look to defend their home field against the Falcons 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'.
On Friday, Knight lost to Highland on the road by a 33-14 margin. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 722nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 262nd).
Palmdale had taken Quartz Hill down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Thursday. The Falcons were outmatched by the Royals and fell 55-18.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Elleyon Clark and Kemir Smith. Smith had a great game and rushed for 124 yards and four TDs on only 14 carries. Meanwhile, Clark was balling out in the loss, rushing for 68 yards and one score, while also picking up 42 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Palmdale's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Knight, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Knight was taken down by Palmdale 53-18 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Falcons' Joshua Suarez, who threw for 282 yards and six TDs while completing 72.2% of his passes. Now that the Hawks know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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