Football Preview: Schlagle Stallions vs. Highland Park Scots
The Schlagle Stallions will face off against the Highland Park Scots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Schlagle took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Wyandotte 48-0 at home.
Brenaj Price went supernova for Schlagle, picking up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Price also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Schlagle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Schlagle's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Joseph Richardson, Cincere Lewis, and Dymyn Evans picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave Lewis a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Highland Park never let their opponents score on Friday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 42-0 victory over Sumner Academy. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Scots.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Highland Park to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jamon Wilson, who picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 75 yards on only nine carries. Wilson also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles and defending two passes. Dontrail Fox was another key signal caller, throwing for 112 yards and three touchdowns.
The win got Schlagle back to even at 1-1. As for Highland Park, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Schlagle came up short against Highland Park in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 32-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wilson, who picked up 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Now that Schlagle knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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