Upland lost against Villa Park back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Upland Highlanders/Scots were just a hair shy of victory and fell 34-33 to the Villa Park Spartans. The loss was the Highlanders/Scots' first of the season.
Upland's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jerome Smith (Spank), who rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns, and Lequand Jackson, who threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. 119 of those passing yards were hauled in by Justin Benson, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Dominic Ancich had a dynamite game for Villa Park, rushing for 112 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 34 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Ancich a new career-high in rushing yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Upland fell to 2-1. As for Villa Park, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Upland will challenge Millikan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Upland will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Villa Park, they will square off against Ayala at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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