The Highland Park Scots will head out on the road to challenge the Schlagle Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Highland Park's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 42-0 win over Sumner Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Scots.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Highland Park to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jamon Wilson, who picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 75 yards on only nine carries. Wilson also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making two total tackles and defending two passes. Another big playmaker for Highland Park was Chris Brown, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Schlagle, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past Wyandotte, posting a 48-0 victory at home.
Brenaj Price had an outrageously good game as he picked up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Schlagle was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Schlagle's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Joseph Richardson, Cincere Lewis, and Dymyn Evans picked up one apiece. The dominant performance gave Lewis a new career-high in rushing yards.
Highland Park's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Schlagle, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Highland Park didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Schlagle when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 32-26 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland Park since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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