Football Preview: Heritage Christian Eagles vs. Gloria Deo Academy Lions
The Heritage Christian Eagles will challenge the Gloria Deo Academy Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Gloria Deo Academy is hoping to do what Faith Academy couldn't on Friday: put an end to Heritage Christian's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Heritage Christian breezed by Faith Academy at home to the tune of 52-14. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Flames are ranked 135th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Gloria Deo Academy humbled Saint Mary's Hall with a 60-22 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Gloria Deo Academy had a senior duo take command as Nolan Chandler gained 153 total yards and three touchdowns and Caleb McNamara rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. McNamara's longest rush was for an incredible 77 yards. Caleb Ross was another key player, picking up 46 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gloria Deo Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Heritage Christian's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Gloria Deo Academy, their win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Heritage Christian ended up a good deal behind Gloria Deo Academy when the teams last played back in September of 2023, losing 31-16. Can Heritage Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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