Atchison played a tough matchup on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against the Highland Park Scots, falling 42-18. The Phoenix were down 34-6 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
When it comes to explaining why Atchison lost, don't look at Jeremiah Thompson. Despite the final result, he picked up 89 receiving yards and one TD, and also punched in one score on the ground.
Dontrail Fox continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Highland Park, throwing for 191 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes, while also rushing for 45 yards and one score. Fox's passing game has become a key predictor of the Scots' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 100 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise. Ghoni Montgomery helped out on the ground, rushing for 85 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Atchison and nudges their season record down to 3-3. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 5-0 Washington (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 83.3% over those games). As for Highland Park, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Coming up, Atchison will challenge Parsons on Friday. As for Highland Park, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Washington at 7:00 p.m. on the 24th.
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