Football Recap: Highlands Owls vs. Burbank Bulldogs
Highlands was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were beaten by the Burbank Bulldogs 45-7. The Owls lost against the Bulldogs in their previous head to head back in September of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 33-29 score last time.
Highlands wouldn't let Burbank keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Benito Maldonado was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Keven Hernandez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Burbank, rushing for 49 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 54 yards and a touchdown. Israel Zapata was in the mix as well, providing Burbank with a touchdown.
Highlands' defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Burbank, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Highlands didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 31-0 loss against Jefferson on the 17th. As for Burbank, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 42-22 win against Sam Houston on the 18th.
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