Belle Plaine have been homebodies their last two matches, but they are heading out on Friday. They will take on Highland at 7:00 PM. Belle Plaine strut in flaunting some offensive muscle with an average of 35 points per game.
If Belle Plaine were riding high off their 40-12 takedown of Cardinal two weeks ago, that ride came to an abrupt end. Belle Plaine were completely outmatched, falling 22-62 to Pekin. The state rankings had actually given Belle Plaine a slight edge heading into the game, making this hurt that much more.
Meanwhile, Highland got themselves on the board against Cardinal last Friday, but Cardinal never followed suit. Highland put a hurting on Cardinal to the tune of 46-0. The high-flying offensive effort was a definite turnaround from Highland's flat performance the match before.
Highland's win lifted them to 6-2 while Belle Plaine's loss dropped them down to 4-4. We'll see if Highland's success rolls on or if Belle Plaine are able to steal their positive momentum.
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