Football Preview: Highlands Blazers vs. Prestonwood Christian North
Two dominant signal callers in Cade Chance and Hayden Wood are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Highlands Blazers will take on Prestonwood Christian North at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Highlands is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Victory Christian Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Highlands was outmatched by Victory Christian Academy at home and fell 80-48.
Meanwhile, Prestonwood Christian North came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 42.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Eagles to the tune of 52-6. Prestonwood Christian North might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 45 points or more this season.
Wood was his usual excellent self, throwing for 115 yards and three touchdowns on only eight passes, while also rushing for 69 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Reid Thornberry was another key player, gaining 84 total yards and three touchdowns.
Prestonwood Christian North didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Austin Hill and Tyler Teague.
Highlands' defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Prestonwood Christian North, their win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Highlands was taken down by Prestonwood Christian North 60-15 in their previous meeting back in September of 2022. Can Highlands avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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