Highland has won seven straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Jefferson has won seven straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Highland Huskies will welcome the Jefferson Saints at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Thursday.
Highland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Estes Park at home to the tune of 61-6 last Friday. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 23 points or more this season.
Highland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Elijah Elder and Stetson Hendren. Dominic Loera was another major factor on D, picking up four sacks and making five total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, after only eight points in their last contest, Jefferson made sure to put some points up on the board against Estes Park on Saturday. Everything went Jefferson's way against Estes Park as Jefferson made off with a 34-14 win.
It was another big night for Demitrias Martinez, who threw for 220 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Jefferson's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Shaun Wilburn and Enzo Hernandez, who racked up four sacks between them. Hernandez is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made eight or more in the last 16 games he's played dating back to last season. Jefferson got some further help from Giano Gomez: he made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Highland's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Jefferson, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
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