Highlands and Burbank are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Highlands Owls will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Burbank Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Highlands is looking for their season's first win.
Highlands' offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Lanier on Saturday. They were beaten by the Voks 33-0.
Meanwhile, everything went Burbank's way against Jefferson on Friday as Burbank made off with a 27-7 victory. That 20 point margin sets a new team best for the Bulldogs this season.
It was another big night for Keven Hernandez, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 162 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes. Israel Zapata was Hernandez's top target, picking up 117 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Highlands' defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Burbank, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Highlands came up short against Burbank when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 33-29. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hernandez, who threw for 143 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 passes, and also rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Now that Highlands 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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