Soccer Game Preview: Heritage Academy vs. Heritage Academy Gateway

Heritage Academy will face off against Heritage Academy Gateway at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Heritage Academy sitting on six straight victories and Heritage Academy Gateway on ten.

Heritage Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They never let East Valley Athletes for Christ get on the board and left with a 3-0 win. The result was nothing new for Heritage Academy, who have now won 11 matches by three goals or more so far this season.

Taylor Park and Dayanha Caceres scored all three of Heritage Academy's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.

Meanwhile, Heritage Academy Gateway faced Tri City Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Heroes blew past the Panthers 8-0. Heritage Academy Gateway are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the ninth game they've won by 3+ goals this season.

Heritage Academy Gateway's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-0-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those eight contests. As for Heritage Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1-1.