Football Preview: Highland Huskies vs. Bennett Tigers
The Highland Huskies's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Bennett Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland's defense has only allowed 5.2 points per game this season, so Bennett's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Highland will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against Denver Christian on Friday. Highland really took it to Denver Christian for the full four quarters, racking up a 46-0 victory on the road. The Huskies pushed the score to 39-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Thunder had no chance of recovering from.
John Bingley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 236 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, while also rushing for 48 yards and two touchdowns. Shane Sverak Jr. was Bingley's top target, picking up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Bennett was beaten by Limon 54-8 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Badgers are ranked 50th).
Highland's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Bennett, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Highland took their victory against Bennett in their previous matchup back in September of 2021 by a conclusive 26-6. In that game, Highland amassed a halftime lead of 20-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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