The Pleasant Spartans will challenge the Highland Fighting Scots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pleasant is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Whitehall-Yearling: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pleasant blew Whitehall-Yearling out of the water with a 48-6 final score. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Rams are ranked 555th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Highland didn't have too much trouble with Coshocton on the road on Friday as they won 42-28.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Highland to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kolton Stover, who threw for 242 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 36 yards and a touchdown. Samuel Hernandez-Marquez was another key back, rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown.
Pleasant now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Highland, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Pleasant strolled past Highland when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 34-17. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pleasant since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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