The Highland Rams are taking a road trip to challenge the Lake City Timberwolves at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Highland will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Highland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Summit, who was ranked 17th at the time (Highland was ranked eighth). Highland came out on top against Summit by a score of 28-19 on Saturday.
Keaton Belnap went supernova for Highland, rushing for 65 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 233 yards and two touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (116 yards to be exact) went to Christian Alvarico, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Another reason for the win was Highland's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. In that department, Markell Bowens was the leader with two.
Meanwhile, Lake City came into Friday's matchup having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 26-14 win over Wenatchee on Friday.
Highland's record now sits at 3-0. As for Lake City, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1.
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