Football Recap: Highland Rebels vs. Gosnell Pirates
Highland and Gosnell met for a duel on Friday where Highland prevailed. The Highland Rebels took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 43-13 win over the Gosnell Pirates. The Rebels have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Pirates, too.
Leading Highland to victory were Jimmy Jensen and Keagan Statler. Jensen gained 140 total yards and five touchdowns, while Statler rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown. Statler's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his ninth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Highland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in four consecutive games dating back to last season.
Highland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Zac Huckabee led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Highland's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Gosnell, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Highland didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 46-16 win against Trumann on the 4th. As for Gosnell, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 26-12 loss against Pocahontas on the 4th.
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