The Highland Bulldogs will challenge the Cerritos Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36 points per game this season.
Highland took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They strolled past Palmdale with points to spare, taking the game 40-22.
Justin Wyatt Jr. was his usual excellent self, throwing for 237 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for 49 yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.1 passing touchdowns per game. Le Bron Green did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 70 receiving yards.
Highland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Highland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Taron Smith, Demond Blanchard, and Mekhi Free picked up one apiece. Free also made five total tackles, which is notable because Highland is 4-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise. Jamarieh Hector was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles.
Meanwhile, Cerritos waltzed into their matchup last Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Pioneers 36-7. Considering the Dons have won six games by more than 24 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Cerritos got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Dikshanta Adhikari out in front who picked up 58 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 32 yards and a touchdown. Cerritos also got help from Ruben Castro, who showed off his sure hands for 129 receiving yards.
Cerritos' win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.0 points per game. As for Highland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season.
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