Freeport won the last time they faced Highlands, and things went their way on Friday too. The Freeport Yellowjackets put the hurt on the Highlands Golden Rams with a sharp 28-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Yellowjackets, who have now won six contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Drew Ross was his usual excellent self, throwing for 158 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes, while also rushing for 43 yards and a touchdown.
Freeport didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Owen Neistein and Madden Wisniewski. Freeport got some further help from Dawson Gaillot: he picked up two sacks and made 11 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
The win was the fourth in a row for Freeport, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. As for Highlands, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Freeport is on the road again on Friday to play Hopewell at 7:00 p.m. Freeport is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.4 points per game this season. As for Highlands, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Burrell at 7:00 p.m.
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