Football Recap: Highlands Bluebirds vs. Conner Cougars
Highlands entered their tilt with Conner on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Conner Cougars, posting a 42-14 win on the road. The result was nothing new for the Bluebirds, who have now won six contests by 28 points or more so far this season.
Rio Litmer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 335 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Highlands also got help from Jackson Arnold, who showed off his sure hands for 161 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Highlands was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Highlands wouldn't let Conner keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Highlands can thank Thomas Ferring and Isaac I Niemann for forcing both of them. T.J. Hicks was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Highlands is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Conner, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Highlands will square off against Scott at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Scott is coming into the matchup with three straight losses on the road, meaning Highlands will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Conner, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Boone County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Conner is facing Boone County at the right time seeing as Boone County is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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