The High Island Cardinals's recent rough patch got a bit rougher  on Tuesday after their third straight loss. They fell just short of Chester by a score of  43-40. High Island was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Chester apparently hadn't forgotten their  defeat the last time these teams played  back in December of 2023.
 Defeat or not, High Island got some senior leadership from  Maxx Stinchfield and  Drake Albanese.  Stinchfield  scored 18 points, while  Albanese.  scored 12 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points  Stinchfield has scored all season.
 High Island has  not been sharp recently, as they've  lost eight of their last ten matches,  which put a noticeable dent in their 8-16 record this season. As for Chester, their victory bumped their record up to 8-18.
 High Island will head out on the road to  take on  Leggett at 6:00  p.m.  on Friday. As for Chester, they will be playing at home against Goodrich at 6:00  p.m.  on Friday. Goodrich is no doubt hoping to put an end to  a six-game streak of away losses.