Football Preview: Highlands Owls vs. La Vernia Bears
After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Highlands is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the La Vernia Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 49-7, which was the final score in Highlands' tilt against King on Friday.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, La Vernia was not quite Cuero's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a 35-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gobblers.
Highlands' loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for La Vernia, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
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