Football Preview: Highland Scots vs. San Luis Obispo Tigers
The Highland Scots's road trip will continue as they head out to face the San Luis Obispo Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Highland will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Ridgeview on Friday. Highland took their match with ease, bagging a 48-14 victory over Ridgeview. Given the Scots' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Wolf Pack are ranked 632nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Highland had a senior duo take command as Nicholas Gonzales gained 122 total yards and two touchdowns and Johnny Brucker gained 120 total yards and two touchdowns.incredibly, Gonzales got all that yardage with just one huge run Another player making a difference was Preston Mendez, who threw for 166 yards and two touchdowns.
Highland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Highland's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. The heavy lifting was done by Frank Wright and Gonzales, who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, San Luis Obispo had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.8 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Greyhounds a 35-0 shutout. Considering the Tigers have won five games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Jace Gomes, who rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 104.9 rushing yards per game. Colbin Garrison also helped out as he racked up 114 rushing yards.
Highland's record now sits at 6-4. As for San Luis Obispo, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
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