Highlands had won four straight games and Rio Litmer did his part to make it five on Friday. The Highlands Bluebirds took their game with ease, bagging a 63-13 victory over the Scott Eagles thanks in part to Litmer, who threw for 166 yards and four touchdowns on perfect 7-for-7 passing. He has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last five times he's played.
Tayden Lorenzen was another key player, gaining 58 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards (33).
Highlands wouldn't let Scott keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Isaac Niemann was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Although Scott took the loss, they still got scores from Aaron Hampton and Jordan Hardy.
Highlands is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Scott, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-7.
Highlands does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Scott, they will challenge Lloyd Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lloyd Memorial's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Scott's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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