The Heritage Christian Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Indianapolis Lutheran Saints at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Heritage Christian is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Lapel on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Eagles were beaten by the Bulldogs 35-7. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 34th).
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Eli Nix and Devin Craig. Craig had a great game and threw for 248 yards and four TDs while completing 71.4% of his passes. Meanwhile, Nix was balling out in the loss, throwing for 134 yards and one touchdown, while also rushing for 67 yards.
Even if they lost, Heritage Christian's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Justus Klingerman, Mark Gates, and Sam Sponseller, who each picked up one sack apiece. Klingerman was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Indianapolis Lutheran). They breezed past Greenwood Christian Academy to the tune of 65-16 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Saints sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Indianapolis Lutheran's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Heritage Christian, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.
Heritage Christian took a serious blow against Indianapolis Lutheran when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 49-7. Thankfully for the Eagles, D'Marco Wilson (who rushed for 256 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 10.2 yards per carry, and also caught one TD) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
