Football Preview: Lake Highland Prep Highlanders vs. Pine Crest Panthers
After both having extra time off, the Lake Highland Prep Highlanders and the Pine Crest Panthers will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Pine Crest took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lake Highland Prep, who comes in off a win.
Two weeks ago, Lake Highland Prep didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Bishop Snyder, but they still walked away with a 15-10 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Highlanders.
Landon Towns continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 104 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 68 yards and a touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Lake Highland Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Pine Crest entered their game against St. John Paul II Academy back in September without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Pine Crest was just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to St. John Paul II Academy. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lake Highland Prep's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Pine Crest, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
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