Quartz Hill and Antelope Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Quartz Hill Royals will be playing at home against the Antelope Valley Antelopes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Quartz Hill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 43.3 points per game this season.
Quartz Hill's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Eastside at home to the tune of 59-0. The Royals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 38 points or more this season.
Jaden Graham continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 89 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. He is becoming a predictor of Quartz Hill's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Brody Larey was another key player, throwing for 100 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Meanwhile, a victory for Antelope Valley just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 49-7 loss at the hands of Highland. The Antelopes have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Quartz Hill has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Antelope Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Quartz Hill has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 157.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Antelope Valley struggles in that department as they've been averaging 203.4. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Quartz Hill strolled past Antelope Valley in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 21-6. Will Quartz Hill repeat their success, or does Antelope Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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