Football Recap: Highland Victorious

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 8:02pm

Football Recap: Highland Hornets vs. Valley Vikings

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Highland lost to Valley back in October of 2021, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Saturday. The Highland Hornets managed a 26-20 victory over the Valley Vikings. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.

Amiri Mumba was his usual excellent self, rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown. He was even better on defense, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss). David Crespin got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

Highland wouldn't let Valley keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Highland can thank Erik Ochoa and Johnny Martinez for forcing both of them.

Despite the loss, Valley still got an impressive performance from Jose Jaramillo, who threw for 321 yards and two touchdowns.

The win got Highland back to even at 3-3. As for Valley, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Highland's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on Miyamura at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Capital at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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