The Highland Fighting Scots will challenge the Galion Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Highland: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Galion has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Last Friday, Highland took a blow against Shelby, falling 41-6. The matchup marked the Fighting Scots' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Zachary Church put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Galion fell victim to Ontario and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 49-0 loss at the hands of the Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Warriors are ranked 78th).
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Galion, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Highland couldn't quite finish off Galion in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 and fell 23-21. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Galion's Braxton Prosser, who rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 132 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. Now that Highland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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