The Highland Bulldogs will face off against the St. Teresa Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Highland humbled Jersey with a 63-33 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Panthers are ranked 304th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Teresa aren't just finding success at home, as their game on Friday extended their overall winning streak to four. They snuck past Mater Dei with a 38-34 victory.
Caiden Kernaghan continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 96 yards and a touchdown.
St. Teresa didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tylinn Davis and Dougie Craw. Craw also snagged an interception, which is notable because St. Teresa is undefeated when he posts at least one interception, but 2-3 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Teresa was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 338 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Highland is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for St. Teresa, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-3.
Everything came up roses for Highland against St. Teresa when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 60-27 victory. Does Highland have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Teresa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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