Football Preview: Heritage Eagles vs. Ponderosa Mustangs
Heritage hasn't had much luck against Ponderosa recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Heritage Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Ponderosa Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Heritage is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.6 points per game this season.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Heritage faced off against Highlands Ranch on Thursday. Heritage came out on top against Highlands Ranch by a score of 67-54. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Jamison Seese was his usual excellent self, throwing for 364 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 15.8 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 67 yards. He is becoming a predictor of Heritage's success: when he posts at least three passing touchdowns the team is 3-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). 156 of Seese's passing yards were hauled in by Tanner Terch, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Ponderosa had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They really took it to the Bears for the full four quarters, racking up a 41-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won four matchups by 28 points or more so far this season.
De'Alcapon Veazy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 112 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 112 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Mervin, who picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Ponderosa didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Ashton Smith, Cade Heiden, Charlie Ryan, and Mervin picked up one apiece.
Heritage has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Ponderosa, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Heritage has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 183.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Ponderosa struggles in that department as they've been averaging 196.2. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Heritage took a serious blow against Ponderosa when the teams last played back in October of 2021, falling 57-0. Can Heritage avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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