Football Preview: Highland Rebels vs. Southside Southerners
The Highland Rebels will head out to square off against the Southside Southerners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Highland comes in on five and Southside on six.
Highland will bounce into Friday's match after beating Blytheville, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Highland was the clear victor by a 44-20 margin over Blytheville on Friday. Considering the Rebels have won four games by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Keagan Statler was his usual excellent self, rushing for 106 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 39 yards and a touchdown. Nate Huckabee was in the mix too, providing Highland with two touchdowns.
Highland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Ronnie Brewer, Zac Huckabee, and Jimmy Jensen picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Southside was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Westside 43-7 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Southerners, who have now won four matchups by 24 points or more so far this season.
Owen McLaughlin continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also catching a touchdown. McLaughlin is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 113 every time he's taken the field this season. Trey Allen was another key player, throwing for 108 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Southside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Highland's record is now 5-0. As for Southside, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
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