Football Recap: Brighton Bengals vs. Highland Rams
Brighton put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 35-0 victory over the Highland Rams. The contest marked the Bengals' most dominant win of the season so far.
Mason Haertel was his usual excellent self, rushing for 265 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 81 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryce Palepoi, who threw for 81 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Brighton was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 432 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Highland only gained 167.
One reason for the win was Brighton's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for 8.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kaleb Miller and Tyree Pearson who racked up four sacks between them.
Brighton pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Highland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Brighton will head out to face off against Olympus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Brighton's defense has only allowed 12.2 points per game this season, so Olympus' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Highland, they will take on Skyline at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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