Football Preview: Highland Fighting Scots vs. Clear Fork Colts
The Highland Fighting Scots will take on the Clear Fork Colts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Highland will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They came up short against River Valley, falling 38-14. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 355th, while the Vikings are ranked 132nd).
Highland might have lost, but man, Zachary Church was a machine: he rushed for 104 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 42 receiving yards. Those 104 rushing yards gave Church a new career-high.
Meanwhile, a win for Clear Fork just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Shelby, falling 34-7.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Clear Fork, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-6.
Highland was able to grind out a solid victory over Clear Fork in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 21-11. Will Highland repeat their success, or does Clear Fork have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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