Football Preview: Luverne Tigers vs. Highland Home Flying Squadron
Luverne and Highland Home are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2015, but not for long. The Luverne Tigers will challenge the Highland Home Flying Squadron at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Luverne's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Calhoun 36-0 at home. The match marked Luverne's most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Highland Home put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Isabella, posting a 61-0 win at home. Fans of the Flying Squadron have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Jacorian Griffin went supernova for Highland Home, rushing for 79 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Highland Home was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Luverne's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-3. As for Highland Home, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Luverne took a serious blow against Highland Home in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 60-0. Can Luverne avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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