Football Preview: Knightdale Knights vs. Heritage Huskies
Knightdale is 1-9 against Heritage since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Knightdale Knights will head out to challenge the Heritage Huskies at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Knightdale is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They took a 31-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wake Forest.
Despite the loss, Knightdale got top-tier performance from Jamel Perry, who threw for 288 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 44 yards. Rashaun Covington was Perry's top target, picking up 152 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Knightdale wouldn't let Wake Forest keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Knightdale can thank DJ McKie and Enrique Lewis for forcing both of them. McKie also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Meanwhile, Heritage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Millbrook 45-0. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Wildcats are ranked 23rd).
Knightdale's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Knightdale was dealt a bruising 53-18 loss at the hands of Heritage in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Knightdale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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