The Highland Regional Tartans will venture away from home to take on the Cherry Hill West Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland Regional will be strutting in after a win while Cherry Hill West will be coming in after a loss.
Highland Regional is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Clearview, posting a 36-6 victory at home. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Tartans as it put an end to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Cherry Hill West's offense. They were dealt a 30-0 defeat at the hands of Eastern on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 240th, while the Vikings are ranked 109th).
Highland Regional's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Cherry Hill West, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
Highland Regional was able to grind out a solid win over Cherry Hill West in their previous meeting back in September of 2017, winning 23-15. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Cherry Hill West's Naiem Simmons, who picked up 177 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Highland Regional to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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