Football Game Preview: Homestead Highlanders vs. Hartford Orioles + How To Watch

By Team Reports Sep 26, 2025, 3:46pm

Football Preview: Homestead Highlanders vs. Hartford Orioles

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the WI Interscholastic Athletic Assn. (WIAA) & Hartford High School. Watch Full Replay

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The Homestead Highlanders will venture away from home to challenge the Hartford Orioles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Homestead knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Hartford likes a good challenge.

Last Friday, Homestead humbled West Bend East with a 56-14 victory. Fans of the Highlanders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.

Among those leading the charge was Lee Zortman, who rushed for 37 yards and one TD.

Meanwhile, Hartford didn't have quite enough to beat West Bend West on Friday and fell 16-14. The matchup marked the Orioles' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Homestead's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Hartford, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.

Everything went Homestead's way against Hartford when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Homestead made off with a 28-8 victory. Do the Highlanders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Orioles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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