Football Preview: Hazen Highlanders vs. Renton Red Hawks
The Hazen Highlanders will venture away from home to square off against the Renton Red Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hazen will be strutting in after a win while Renton will be coming in after a loss.
Hazen is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Redmond for the full four quarters, racking up a 55-14 victory at home. With the Highlanders ahead 27-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Renton fell victim to Mercer Island and their airtight defense on Thursday. They took a blow against the Islanders, falling 70-0. While losing is never fun, the Red Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Islanders are ranked 50th).
The win made it two in a row for Hazen and bumps their season record up to 4-2. As for Renton, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Hazen against Renton when the teams last played back in September of 2021, as the squad secured a 28-0 victory. Will Hazen repeat their success, or does Renton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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