The Highland Huskies's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Bennett Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland's defense has only allowed 5.2 points per game this season, so Bennett's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Highland will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against Denver Christian on Friday. Highland claimed a resounding 46-0 win over Denver Christian on the road. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Huskies had established a 39 point advantage.
It was another big night for John Bingley, who threw for 236 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 48 yards and two touchdowns. Elijah Elder also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Highland's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Brogan Palmer and Dominic Loera, who racked up four sacks between them. Palmer is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Highland got some further help from Ira Sittner: he made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 54-8, which was the final score in Bennett's tilt against Limon on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado football rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Badgers are ranked 50th).
Highland's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Bennett, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Highland took their win against Bennett when the teams last played back in September of 2021 by a conclusive 26-6. In that matchup, Highland amassed a halftime lead of 20-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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