Football Preview: Lone Star Rangers vs. Highland Park Scots
The Lone Star Rangers will face off against the Highland Park Scots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lone Star comes in on five and Highland Park on nine.
Lone Star is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They secured a 39-35 W over Midlothian.
Lone Star's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Davian Groce, who rushed for 151 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, and also picked up 48 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Groce has posted since back in September of 2023. Rece Hoyt was in the mix as well, providing Lone Star with two touchdowns.
Lone Star was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 222.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 219.
Lone Star's defensive line made their presence known, laying out Beau Wendel. 6.5 times. The heavy lifting was done by Ephraim Whitaker and Austin Rodriguez, who racked up four sacks between them. Lone Star got some further help from Easton Pulliam: he made 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Highland Park didn't have too much trouble with Reedy on Friday as they won 31-12. Given the Scots' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Lions are ranked 68th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lone Star's record is now 12-1. As for Highland Park, their record now sits at an identical 12-1.
Lone Star came up short against Highland Park in their previous meeting back in December of 2020, falling 30-20. Can Lone Star avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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