Lake Highlands is 4-0 against Irving since November of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Lake Highlands Wildcats will challenge the Irving Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Lake Highlands will be strutting in after a victory while Irving will be coming in after a loss.
Irving is hoping to do what Richardson couldn't on Friday: put an end to Lake Highlands' winning streak, which now stands at six games. Lake Highlands simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Richardson 37-8. With the Wildcats ahead 24-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, a win for Irving just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 39-7 defeat at the hands of MacArthur. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Lake Highlands' victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.0 points per game. As for Irving, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything went Lake Highlands' way against Irving in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as Lake Highlands made off with a 49-27 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Irving's Xavier Ybarra, who rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 94 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Lake Highlands to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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