On Thursday, the Highland Hornets strolled past the Capital Jaguars with points to spare, taking the game 37-22. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hornets.
It was another big night for Amiri Mumba, who rushed for 211 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up 1.5 sacks and making three total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Highland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 190 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Capital still got an impressive performance from Deaven Montano, who threw for 203 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 52 yards. The dominant performance gave Montano a new career-high in rushing yards.
Highland now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Capital, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season.
Highland will head out on the road to take on Del Norte at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.4 points per game this season. As for Capital, they will square off against Belen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Belen also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 26.4 points per game.
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