Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lake Highlands). They managed a 55-49 victory over the Pearce Mustangs on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Wildcats, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
When it comes to explaining why Pearce lost, don't look at Presley Harper. Despite the final result, he threw for 439 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 34 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Harper is now averaging an impressive 333.5 passing yards per game. Andrew Casagrande was another key player, gaining 141 total yards and three touchdowns.
The win got Lake Highlands back to even at 2-2. As for Pearce, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Lake Highlands has already played their next match, a 31-0 victory against MacArthur on the 3rd. As for Pearce, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 48-42 win against Dallas Jesuit on the 4th.
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