Football Preview: Dimmitt Bobcats vs. Highland Park Hornets
After two games on the road, Dimmitt is heading back home. They will welcome the Highland Park Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Dimmitt is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a hard 48-34 fall against Lamesa on Friday. The Bobcats were down 48-12 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Highland Park entered their tilt with Memphis on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Cyclones 34-0 at home. That 34 point margin sets a new team best for the Hornets 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).
Dimmitt's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Highland Park, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Dimmitt couldn't quite finish off Highland Park when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 47-45. Thankfully for Dimmitt, Brady Thompson (who threw for 356 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 14.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 65 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
