Highlands has gone 3-0 against Deer Lakes recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Highlands Golden Rams are taking a road trip to face off against the Deer Lakes Lancers at 7:00 p.m.
Highlands is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 64 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Imani Christian Academy on Friday. They fell just short of the Saints by a score of 12-10.
Meanwhile, Deer Lakes put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against East Allegheny by a score of 47-35. The Lancers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Zier Williams was his usual excellent self, rushing for 247 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Fleischer, who rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Deer Lakes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Highlands' loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Deer Lakes, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything went Highlands' way against Deer Lakes in their previous matchup back in October of 2015, as Highlands made off with a 33-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highlands since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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