Pocahontas is 8-2 against Highland since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Pocahontas Redskins will venture away from home to square off against the Highland Rebels at 7:00 p.m. Pocahontas is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Friday, Pocahontas earned a 26-14 victory over Blytheville.
Pocahontas didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Skyler Nun-Kelley, Ryder Baltz, Dj Coffey, and Mason Priest picked up one apiece. Baltz is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least eight every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Highland blew past Westside, posting a 46-6 win. The Rebels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 24 points or more this season.
Highland can attribute much of their success to Keagan Statler, who gained 175 total yards, and Austin Christy, who threw for 132 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes.
The victory made it two in a row for Highland and bumps their season record up to 7-1. As for Pocahontas, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Pocahontas came up short against Highland when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 14-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Statler, who rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown. Now that Pocahontas knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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