The Ovilla Christian Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Highlands Blazers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ovilla Christian is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Ovilla Christian will head out to face Highlands after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Ovilla Christian took a 26-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fellowship Academy.
Meanwhile, a win for Highlands just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 64-16 loss at the hands of Prestonwood Christian North. While losing is never fun, the Blazers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the are ranked 34th).
Ovilla Christian's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. As for Highlands, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
Ovilla Christian took a serious blow against Highlands when the teams last played back in November of 2019, falling 69-42. Thankfully for Ovilla Christian, Gabe Murphy (who rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries, and also picked up 57 receiving yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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