The Highland Park Scots will take on the Cleburne Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Highland Park has six straight wins, Cleburne has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Highland Park got the win against Joshua by a conclusive 34-10. Considering the Scots have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Cleburne came up short against Red Oak on Friday and fell 38-28. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 495th, while the Hawks are ranked 123rd).
Highland Park will have to contain Luke Stewart as he made an impact in Cleburne's last game. He rushed for 127 yards and three TDs on only 13 carries, and also threw for 209 yards and one touchdown. CJ Kensley was Stewart's top target, picking up 118 receiving yards and one score.
Highland Park's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Cleburne, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Highland Park has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 325.1 passing yards per game. Cleburne, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 183.9 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Highland Park against Cleburne in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 45-8 win. In that matchup, the Scots amassed a halftime lead of 42-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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