The Highland Regional Tartans will square off against the Eastern Vikings on Friday. Highland Regional is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Highland Regional's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Vineland on Saturday. They came up short against the Fighting Clan, falling 25-0. The shutout was out of character for the Tartans seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Meanwhile, Eastern got themselves on the board against Clearview on Friday, but Clearview never followed suit. They breezed by the Pioneers on the road to the tune of 43-0. The match marked the Vikings' most dominant win of the season.
Highland Regional's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Eastern, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything went Highland Regional's way against Eastern when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Highland Regional made off with a 29-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland Regional since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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