The Highland Rebels will face off against the Ashdown Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive.
Highland will bounce into Friday's match after beating Pocahontas, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Highland came out on top against Pocahontas by a score of 14-6 on Thursday.
Highland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Ronnie Brewer led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Another thorn in Pocahontas' side was Kalei Tokanang, who picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Ashdown beat Fountain Lake 39-30 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Riley Williamson was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 104 yards and three touchdowns. Those 160 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Bryson French was Williamson's top target, picking up 69 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Ashdown was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The victory got Ashdown back to even at 5-5. As for Highland, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
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