Football Preview: Highland Prep Honey Badgers vs. Mountainside Wolves
The Highland Prep Honey Badgers will head out to challenge the Mountainside Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland Prep is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Highland Prep is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Camp Verde on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Highland Prep was beaten by Camp Verde 46-8.
Highland Prep wouldn't let Camp Verde keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Highland Prep can thank Brayden Byers and Giovanni Ponce for forcing both of them. Byers also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine. Another thorn in Camp Verde's side was Liam Coye, who made 30 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Mountainside's offense. They had to suffer through a 55-0 loss at the hands of Phoenix Christian. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Wolves were not able to get on the board.
Highland Prep now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Mountainside, they dropped their record down to 5-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Highland Prep didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Mountainside when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 36-30 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mountainside's Daniel Gregg, who rushed for 95 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Highland Prep still be able to contain Gregg? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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