Football Preview: Madison Highland Prep Heat vs. Shadow Mountain Matadors
The Madison Highland Prep Heat will take on the Shadow Mountain Matadors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 54-12, which was the final score in Madison Highland Prep's tilt against Scottsdale Preparatory Academy on Friday. The Heat were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-6.
Loss or not, Madison Highland Prep got some senior leadership from Jaycob Young and Ephraim Hercules. Young threw for 206 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.2% of his passes, while Hercules picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Shadow Mountain was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 35-13 to Veritas Prep.
Although Shadow Mountain took the loss, they still got scores from Jaiden Hill and Isaac Ungor.
Madison Highland Prep now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Shadow Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Madison Highland Prep was taken down by Shadow Mountain 41-13 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shadow Mountain's Sean Collins, who rushed for 219 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Now that Madison Highland Prep knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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