Highland and Malvern squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Highland had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 34-7 loss at the hands of the Malvern Leopards. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Rebels, who until this match were averaging 13 points allowed.
Jimmy Jensen picked up a receiving yards.
Ronnie Brewer was his top target, making four total tackles. On the ground,
Keagan Statler rushed for 50 yards.
Tavien Clegg was his usual excellent self, rushing for 207 yards while picking up 9.0 yards per carry for Malvern. Those 207 rushing yards gave Clegg a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sedrick ?Bishop? Allen, who threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Highland moved to 9-2 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak. As for Malvern, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-1.
Highland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Malvern, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 45-31 loss against Elkins on the 29th.
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