Highland extended their home winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Justin Wyatt Jr.. The Highland Bulldogs took down the Palmdale Falcons 40-22 on Friday thanks in part to Wyatt Jr., who threw for 237 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.1 passing touchdowns per game.
Andrew Garner did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 117 receiving yards. His longest reception was for an incredible 80 yards.
Highland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Highland's defense made their presence known, laying out Joshua Suarez. four times. The heavy lifting was done by Albert Betson Jr and Jamarieh Hector, who racked up all four sacks between them. Hector is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played.
Despite the loss, Palmdale still got an impressive performance from Christian Connoly, who picked up 149 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Palmdale is 5-2 when Connoly posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 0-3 otherwise. Suarez was another key player, throwing for 239 yards and two touchdowns.
Highland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Palmdale, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-5 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Highland will square off against Cerritos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cerritos will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Highland surely won't give up without a fight. As for Palmdale, they will challenge Woodbridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Palmdale is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.1 points per game this season.
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