Nimitz hasn't had much luck against Lake Highlands recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Nimitz Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lake Highlands Wildcats at 7:00 p.m.
Nimitz is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Irving by a score of 39-37 on Friday. The Vikings' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Meanwhile, Lake Highlands came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They managed a 26-20 victory over the Rams. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Rams are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nimitz's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Lake Highlands, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Nimitz was dealt a bruising 49-7 loss at the hands of Lake Highlands in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Nimitz was down 49-0.
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