Highlands has gone 7-2 against Dixie Heights recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Highlands Bluebirds will stay at home for another week and welcome the Dixie Heights Colonels at 7:00 p.m. Highlands' defense has only allowed 14.5 points per game this season, so Dixie Heights' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Highlands is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Cooper, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Highlands was ranked 16th). Highlands fell just short of Cooper by a score of 24-21 on Saturday. That makes it the first time this season the Bluebirds have let down their home crowd.
Highlands might have lost, but man, Rio Litmer was a machine: he threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 47 yards. The dominant performance gave Litmer a new career-high in rushing yards. Adam Surrey was Litmer's top target, picking up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Dixie Heights won against Boone County on Saturday with 44 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Dixie Heights blew past Boone County, posting a 44-12 win on the road. The Colonels might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 32 points or more this season.
Highlands' loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Dixie Heights, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything came up roses for Highlands against Dixie Heights in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 40-7 win. In that game, Highlands amassed a halftime lead of 40-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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