Football Preview: Heritage Hills Patriots vs. North Harrison Cougars
Heritage Hills has won 14 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while North Harrison has won 14 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Heritage Hills Patriots will welcome the North Harrison Cougars at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Heritage Hills' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matchups.
Heritage Hills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 38-24 victory over Evansville Memorial. Heritage Hills' win was all the more impressive since the Tigers were averaging only 14 points allowed on the season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jett Goldsberry and Matthew Fisher. Goldsberry had a great game and rushed for 197 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Fisher was balling out in the loss, throwing for 417 yards and two touchdowns.
Heritage Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, North Harrison won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Madison 8-7.
North Harrison relied on the efforts of Bryce Fessel, who rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown, and David Langdon, who threw for 116 yards while completing 77.8% of his passes. Fessel's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards.
North Harrison has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.6 points per game. As for Heritage Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 11-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Heritage Hills has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 231.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like North Harrison struggles in that department as they've been averaging 268.6. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Heritage Hills beat North Harrison 31-18 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Will Heritage Hills repeat their success, or does North Harrison have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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