Highland has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to square off against the Del Norte Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.4 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, Highland strolled past Capital with points to spare, taking the game 37-22.
Amiri Mumba was his usual excellent self, rushing for 211 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up 1.5 sacks and making three total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Highland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Del Norte and Miyamura met for a duel on Friday where Del Norte had to take the L. Del Norte was outmatched by Miyamura on the road and fell 35-0. The shutout was out of character for the Knights seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Highland now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Del Norte, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything went Highland's way against Del Norte in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Highland made off with a 54-32 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland since the squad 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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