Football Preview: Highland Trojans vs. Hanover Central Wildcats
The Highland Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the Hanover Central Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland will be strutting in after a win while Hanover Central will be coming in after a defeat.
Highland took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 22-21 photo finish over Whiting.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 41 points the game before, Hanover Central was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They came up short against Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, falling 28-7. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Trojans are ranked tenth).
The victory got Highland back to even at 1-1. As for Hanover Central, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Highland was dealt a bruising 60-13 defeat at the hands of Hanover Central when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hanover Central's Caiden Verrett, who rushed for 172 yards and five touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Now that Highland 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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