The Cleburne Yellowjackets will head out on the road to face off against the Highland Park Scots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cleburne has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight losses, while Highland Park will come in with six straight wins.
On Friday, Cleburne came up short against Red Oak and fell 38-28. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 495th, while the Hawks are ranked 123rd).
CJ Kensley
| 09/19/25 vs Port Arthur Memorial | 120 |
| 10/17/25 vs Red Oak | 118 |
| 10/10/25 @ Tyler | 117 |
| 09/12/25 vs Waco | 73 |
| 08/29/25 vs Corsicana | 62 |
Cleburne might have lost, but man, Luke Stewart was a machine: he rushed for 127 yards and three scores on only 13 carries, and also threw for 209 yards and one TD. A healthy portion of that aerial production (118 yards to be exact) went to CJ Kensley, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Highland Park got the win against Joshua on Friday by a conclusive 34-10. Considering the Scots have won four games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Cleburne suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 2-6. As for Highland Park, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Cleburne has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 183.9 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Highland Park has preferred to attack from the air: they average 325.1 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Cleburne was taken down by Highland Park 45-8 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Yellowjackets were down 42-0.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
