Highlands has been away from home for three games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will host the Scott Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Highlands knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Scott likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Highlands on the road against Conner as the team secured a 42-14 win. The Bluebirds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 28 points or more this season.
Rio Litmer was his usual excellent self, throwing for 335 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Arnold, who picked up 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Highlands wouldn't let Conner keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Highlands can thank Thomas Ferring and Isaac I Niemann for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Conner's side was T.J. Hicks, who made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Highlands was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Meanwhile, a victory for Scott just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Dixie Heights at home and fell 48-14. The Eagles have struggled against the Colonels recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Highlands is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Scott, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Highlands against Scott in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 57-6 win. Does Highlands have another victory up their sleeve, or will Scott turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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