It may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Highland ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 42-41 victory over the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs. This was payback for Highland, who suffered a 28-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Loss or not, Mahomet-Seymour got some senior leadership from Trey Peters and Lucas Dyer. Peters picked up 147 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Dyer. threw for 276 yards and two touchdowns. Peters got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 83 yards.
Highland pushed their record up to 1-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Mahomet-Seymour, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Highland will take on Rochelle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Mahomet-Seymour, they will square off against Sycamore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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