The Highland Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Campo Verde Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Last Saturday, Highland blew past Frontier, posting a 50-21 win on the road. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked third in Arizona, while the Titans are ranked 103rd in California), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kash Allen went supernova for Highland, rushing for 174 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Allen got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 89 yards.
Meanwhile, Campo Verde had just enough and edged Poston Butte out 16-14 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Coyotes.
The critical scores for Campo Verde came from Scott Aholelei and Bobby Blackburn.
Highland's record is now 3-0. As for Campo Verde, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Highland strolled past Campo Verde in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 45-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland since the squad 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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