The Highlands Scots will head out to challenge the Esparto Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Highlands has given up an average of 30.3 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Highlands is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Woodland Christian on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Scots had to suffer through a 58-20 loss at the hands of the Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 826th, while the Cardinals are ranked 232nd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Esparto). They came out on top against Elite by a score of 48-38 on Friday.
Highlands' defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Esparto, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
Highlands was able to grind out a solid win over Esparto when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 60-50. Do the Scots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Spartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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