Football Preview: Heritage Huskies vs. Wake Forest Cougars
Heritage is 1-9 against Wake Forest since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Heritage Huskies are taking a road trip to challenge the Wake Forest Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row dating back to last season, Heritage finally turned things around against Knightdale on Friday. They snuck past the Knights with a 27-21 victory. The Huskies' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
LaDainian Person was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Wake Forest won against Knightdale last Friday with 31 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Wake Forest narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Wakefield 31-28. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Heritage's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Wake Forest, their record now sits at 3-4.
Heritage came out on top in a nail-biter against Wake Forest when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 23-21. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wake Forest's Kavon Simmons, who rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 89 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Heritage still be able to contain Simmons? There's only one way to find out.
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