Football Preview: Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders vs. Porter-Gaud Cyclones
The Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders will square off against the Porter-Gaud Cyclones at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Northwood Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Heathwood Hall Episcopal came up short against Northwood Academy, falling 34-14.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal wouldn't let Northwood Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Heathwood Hall Episcopal can thank Julian Hughes and Charlie Taylor for forcing both of them. Hughes is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least ten every time he's taken the field this season. Heathwood Hall Episcopal got some further help from Heyward Belser: he made 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Porter-Gaud entered their tilt with Laurence Manning Academy on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Swampcats, posting a 52-23 win. The result was nothing new for the Cyclones, who have now won eight matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Jammall Fludd, who rushed for 210 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolen Shuman, who rushed for 79 yards on only nine carries.
Porter-Gaud was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 444 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in ten consecutive matchups.
Porter-Gaud didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Tony Brown.
Porter-Gaud's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.7 points per game. As for Heathwood Hall Episcopal, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal took a serious blow against Porter-Gaud in their previous matchup back in September, falling 44-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fludd, who rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Now that Heathwood Hall Episcopal knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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