Football Recap: Mclane Extends Home Winning Streak to Four

Highlanders

Margin (Wins)

09/12/25 @ Santa Maria	67
08/21/25 vs Avenal	65
09/05/25 vs Mendota	50
10/09/25 vs Roosevelt	42
10/03/25 vs Torres	42

McLane put their dominant defense on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. They didn't even let the Roosevelt Rough Riders on the board, marking the Highlanders' second-straight 42-0 shutout. Fans of the Highlanders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.

Vernon Lacy produced another solid effort throwing for 293 yards and five touchdowns while completing 92.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 36 yards. He has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last three times he's played. Demetrius Simon was Lacy's top target, picking up 78 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.

McLane's defense stepped up as well, laying out Cj Barker 3.5 times. Juan Raygoza was especially locked on to Roosevelt's QB and sacked him 2.5 times. Simon got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.

McLane pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 0.0 points on average over those games. As for Roosevelt, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.

We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. McLane is set to take on their familiar foe Sanger West at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Roosevelt will face off against rival Madera South at 7:30 p.m. on the 17th.