Football Recap: Highland picks up eighth straight win at home

By Team Reports Sep 22, 2024, 6:38pm

Football Recap: Highland Bulldogs vs. Mascoutah Indians

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There's no place like home for Highland, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against the Mascoutah Indians by a score of 35-25 on Friday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Indians are ranked 294th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Mascoutah lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Baruk Jonsson, who rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 124 yards and a touchdown.

Highland pushed their record up to 2-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mascoutah, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.

Highland will head out on the road to face off against Waterloo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Mascoutah, they will be playing at home against Civic Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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