Football Preview: Highland Huskies vs. Bennett Tigers
The Highland Huskies's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Bennett Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland's defense has only allowed 5.2 points per game this season, so Bennett's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Highland will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Denver Christian on Friday. Highland claimed a resounding 46-0 victory over Denver Christian on the road. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Huskies had established a 39 point advantage.
John Bingley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 236 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, while also rushing for 48 yards and two touchdowns. Shane Sverak Jr. was Bingley's top target, picking up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 54-8, which was the final score in Bennett's tilt against Limon on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Badgers are ranked 50th).
Highland's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Bennett, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything went Highland's way against Bennett in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, as Highland made off with a 26-6 victory. In that contest, Highland amassed a halftime lead of 20-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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