Football Preview: Rouse Raiders vs. Highland Park Scots
The Rouse Raiders will square off against the Highland Park Scots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Rouse sitting on four straight victories and Highland Park on six.
Last Friday, everything went Rouse's way against Glenn as Rouse made off with a 35-10 win. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won three matchups by 25 points or more so far this season.
London Morgan was his usual excellent self, throwing for 256 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Noah Fabila was Morgan's top target, picking up 146 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Rouse wouldn't let Glenn keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Rouse can thank Judson Mann and Reed Henson for forcing both of them. Henson is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least six every time he's taken the field this season. Another thorn in Glenn's side was Braden Eberwine, who picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Highland Park strolled past Midlothian with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 38-21. Given the Scots' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Panthers are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Highland Park's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.0 points per game. As for Rouse, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.
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