The Highland Park Scots will take on the Newman Smith Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Highland Park has four straight wins, Newman Smith has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Highland Park and Allen meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Saturday. Highland Park walked away with a 5-2 victory over Allen.
Meanwhile, Newman Smith came up short against Lovejoy on Saturday and fell 8-4.
Highland Park's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Newman Smith, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-14-2.
Highland Park was able to grind out a solid victory over Newman Smith in their previous matchup back in April of 2019, winning 4-0. Does Highland Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newman Smith turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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