Football Preview: Highland Park Hornets vs. Dimmitt Bobcats
The Highland Park Hornets will head out to square off against the Dimmitt Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Highland Park has three straight wins, Dimmitt has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Highland Park's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Memphis, posting a 34-0 victory at home. That looming 34-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Hornets yet this season.
Highland Park wouldn't let Memphis keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Alberto Olivas, Thomas Phan, and Phan picked up one apiece. Phan also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 12. Rili Fry was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Dimmitt scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They lost to Lamesa on the road by a 48-34 margin. The Bobcats were down 48-12 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Highland Park's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Dimmitt, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Highland Park came out on top in a nail-biter against Dimmitt when the teams last played back in September of 2023, sneaking past 47-45. Will Highland Park repeat their success, or does Dimmitt have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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