The Highland Park Scots will head out on the road to square off against the Red Oak Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Highland Park got the win against Tyler by a conclusive 35-9. Given the Scots' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Lions are ranked 189th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Red Oak took their matchup on the road last Friday with ease, bagging a 35-7 victory over Ellison. The Hawks pushed the score to 21-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had little chance of recovering from.
Red Oak's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Billy Middleton, who rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 139 yards and a touchdown. Red Oak also got help from Brayden Robinson, who showed off his sure hands for 91 receiving yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Red Oak's defense and their ten sacks. Gabriel Giadolor and Kaleb Ross were the leaders of the group effort as each produced three apiece. Giadolor also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine. Another thorn in Ellison's side was Desmond Cox, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Highland Park's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Red Oak, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
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