Highland Park is 0-3 against Atchison since September of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The Highland Park Scots will host the Atchison Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Highland Park: 14.8, Atchison: 12) so any points scored will be well earned.
Highland Park had been on a four-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but East put an end to it on Friday. Highland Park took a blow against East, falling 74-6. The game marked the Scots' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Atchison had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 43 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They breezed by the Wildcats on the road to the tune of 55-6. The result was nothing new for the Phoenix, who have now won four matches by 39 points or more so far this season.
Atchison got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kolton Bonnel out in front who threw for 248 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes. Leighton Boldridge was Bonnel's top target, rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, while also picking up 32 receiving yards and a touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Atchison was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 335 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Highland Park's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-1. As for Atchison, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Highland Park was taken down by Atchison 64-8 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Highland Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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