It was a good run, but Midlothian unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost to the Highland Park Scots at home by a 38-21 margin. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Scots are ranked 27th).
When it comes to explaining why Midlothian lost, don't look at Justice Roberts. Despite the final result, he rushed for 113 yards, and also threw for 49 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Roberts a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Kentorion King, who gained 110 total yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Midlothian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Midlothian's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-2. As for Highland Park, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Midlothian will be playing in front of their home fans against Lake Belton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Highland Park, they will face off against Rouse at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland Park knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight matches -- so hopefully Rouse likes a good challenge.
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