Highlands put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Valley Christian Lions 34-7 at home.
Walter Lewis was a one-man wrecking crew for Highlands as he rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 83 yards and two touchdowns. Michael Compton was Lewis' top target, picking up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Highlands was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Valley Christian only rushed for 104.
Highlands' win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Valley Christian, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Highlands will host Mesa Verde at 7:20 p.m. on Friday. Highlands knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Mesa Verde likes a good challenge. As for Valley Christian, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Esparto at 7:00 p.m. on September 27th. Valley Christian is facing Esparto at the right time seeing as Esparto is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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