The Highland Fighting Scots will head out to challenge the River Valley Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. River Valley took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Highland, who comes in off a win.
Highland will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 35-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Galion on Friday. Highland narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Galion 24-21.
A big part of Highland's win came down to the chemistry between Kolton Stover and his top target Kadyn Reichenbach. Stover threw for 243 yards and a touchdown while Reichenbach picked up 122 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Stover a new career-high in rushing yards.
Highland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Stover and Gavin Wiggand. Wiggand is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 13 games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for River Valley just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 55-21 loss at the hands of Shelby. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Vikings have suffered since September 8, 2023.
Highland's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-4. As for River Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Highland and River Valley were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but Highland came up empty-handed after a 38-37 defeat. Can Highland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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