The Highland Huskies are taking a road trip to challenge the Wiggins Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Highland's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Platte Canyon 57-0 at home. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Highland.
Meanwhile, Wiggins can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 27-12 win over Meeker.
Jayson Lousberg went supernova for Wiggins, rushing for 228 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per carry. Lousberg's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Wiggins was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 339 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Meeker only rushed for 196.
Highland pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Wiggins, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Highland lost to Wiggins on the road by a decisive 38-21 margin when the teams last played back in August of 2021. Thankfully for Highland, Cole Kerr (who threw for 225 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 115 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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