The Highland Prep Honey Badgers will square off against Desert Star at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Highland Prep will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Highland Prep came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They had to suffer through a 49-20 loss at the hands of Veritas Prep.
Meanwhile, Desert Star was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were beaten by Parker 42-6. The game marked Desert Star's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Desert Star saw an underclassman step up: freshman Gavin Canning rushed for 102 yards, and also caught one score.
Desert Star's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Highland Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.
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