Football Recap: Mountain Heritage Cougars vs. East Wilkes Cardinals
Mountain Heritage had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the East Wilkes Cardinals on Friday as the Mountain Heritage Cougars made off with a 38-14 victory. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by 24 points or more this season.
Brandon Quinn was his usual excellent self, rushing for 186 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 102 rushing yards.
When it comes to explaining why East Wilkes lost, don't look at Phoenix Blackburn. Despite the final result, he rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown.
The win for Mountain Heritage keeps them at an undefeated 11-0. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.3 points per game. As for East Wilkes, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-3.
Mountain Heritage will square off against Murphy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Heritage is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Murphy a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. East Wilkes does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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