Highland Springs's and Hermitage's matchup on Friday was close at halftime, but Highland Springs turned on the heat in the second half with 21 points. Everything went the Highland Springs Springers' way against the Hermitage Panthers as the Highland Springs Springers made off with a 27-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Springers, who have now won six contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
Hermitage's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Benjamin Yeanay Jr., who threw for 192 yards and a touchdown on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 42 yards.
The win (which was Highland Springs' fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-2. As for Hermitage, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.
Highland Springs will face off against Varina at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Varina: 13.4, Highland Springs: 12.1) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Hermitage, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on J.R. Tucker at 7:00 p.m. on November 8th.
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