Football Preview: Highland Hornets vs. Rio Grande Ravens
Highland has gone 6-1 against Rio Grande recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Highland Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rio Grande Ravens at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Highland and five for Rio Grande dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Highland took a blow against Los Alamos, falling 69-40.
Despite the loss, Highland got top-tier performance from Carnell Platt, who rushed for 91 yards on only ten carries, and also threw for 90 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Platt a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 53-3, which was the final score in Rio Grande's tilt against Miyamura on Friday.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Rio Grande, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Highland took their victory against Rio Grande in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 27-6. Does Highland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rio Grande turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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