Football Preview: Heritage Hall Chargers vs. Lincoln Christian Bulldogs
The Heritage Hall Chargers will take on the Lincoln Christian Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Heritage Hall comes in on 11 and Lincoln Christian on 26.
Heritage Hall is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Holland Hall with a sharp 43-21 win. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Christian was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Pauls Valley 49-7. Considering the Bulldogs have won 11 contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Carter Ricke continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 289 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Braeden Baker helped Ricke out on the ground, picking up 68 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 62 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Another reason for the win was Lincoln Christian's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Colton Monsey and Dawson Fullingim, who racked up four sacks between them.
Lincoln Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Lincoln Christian's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37 points. As for Heritage Hall, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
Heritage Hall came up short against Lincoln Christian in their previous matchup back in September, falling 28-20. Can Heritage Hall avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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