The Highland Park Scots will square off against the Lone Star Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland Park will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Highland Park is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Reedy with points to spare, taking the game 31-12. Given the Scots' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Lions are ranked 68th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lone Star came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 39-35 victory over the Panthers.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Rece Hoyt and Beau Wendel. Hoyt had a great game and rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Wendel was balling out in the loss, rushing for 116 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 104 yards and a touchdown.
Lone Star was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 222.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 219.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lone Star's defensive line and their 6.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Ephraim Whitaker and Austin Rodriguez, who racked up four sacks between them. Easton Pulliam was another major factor on D, making 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Highland Park's win bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Lone Star, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 12-1.
Highland Park beat Lone Star 30-20 in their previous meeting back in December of 2020. Will Highland Park repeat their success, or does Lone Star have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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