Football Preview: Highland Bulldogs vs. Eastside Lions
Highland is 8-2 against Eastside since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Highland Bulldogs will look to defend their home field against the Eastside Lions at 7:00 p.m. Highland will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Highland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Littlerock at home to the tune of 74-0 on Friday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 231st, while the Lobos are ranked 963rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Highland wouldn't let Littlerock keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jayden Carrillo, Zion Bersamin, and Jamarieh Hector picked up one apiece. With that strong performance, Hector is now averaging an impressive 6.3 total tackles per game. Mekhi Free was another major factor on D, making a tackle and defending a pass in addition to snagging three interceptions.
Meanwhile, a win for Eastside just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 61-7 loss at the hands of Antelope Valley. The loss continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Antelopes: they've now lost nine in a row.
The victory got Highland back to even at 3-3. As for Eastside, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Highland against Eastside in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 58-8 win. In that game, Highland amassed a halftime lead of 37-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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