The McLane Highlanders will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Wasco Tigers at 7:00 p.m. McLane knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Wasco likes a good challenge.
McLane is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Hoover 58-13 on Friday. Considering the Highlanders have won eight matches by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Noah Zamora was his usual excellent self, throwing for 380 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 14.6 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 37 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Demetrius Simon, who picked up 142 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was McLane's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Juan Raygoza was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, a victory for Wasco just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 35-14 to Shafter. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 457th, while the Generals are ranked 219th).
McLane's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Wasco, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
McLane was dealt a bruising 46-18 defeat at the hands of Wasco when the teams last played back in September of 2017. Will McLane have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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