Football Preview: Roswell Coyotes vs. Highland Hornets
The Roswell Coyotes will face off against the Highland Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Roswell sitting on six straight victories and Highland on four.
Roswell's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Goddard 27-0. The result was nothing new for the Coyotes, who have now won five games by 27 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Highland had no problem doing just that on Friday. They came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 20-12.
Amiri Mumba was his usual excellent self, rushing for 251 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 67 yards.
Highland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Roswell pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 28.8 points. As for Highland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
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