Highland is 0-6 against La Salle since September of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Highland Scots will look to defend their home field against the La Salle Lightning at 7:00 p.m.
Highland is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a blow against Mabton, falling 40-8.
Meanwhile, La Salle put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on Columbia with a sharp 33-8 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 20-0.
La Salle had a senior duo take command as Adan Villalobos rushed for 167 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry and Johan Valladares rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Villalobos a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, La Salle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in six consecutive matches dating back to last season.
La Salle's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Valladares and Villalobos.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for La Salle, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Highland was taken down by La Salle 75-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2019. Thankfully for Highland, Kieran Kershaw (who threw for 192 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 8-for-8 passing, and also picked up 68 receiving 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.
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