Football Preview: Heights Falcons vs. North RedHawks
Heights has gone 8-0 against North recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Heights Falcons will host the North RedHawks at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Heights is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 55-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of South on Friday. The matchup was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Falcons couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the defeat, Heights got top-tier performance from Lucas Meyer, who rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Meyer has posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Darius Rogers, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Heights was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 225 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, North was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 70-0 loss at the hands of East. While losing is never fun, the RedHawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Aces are ranked 50th).
Heights dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for North, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Friday's contest might be decided in the trenches. Heights has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 180 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for North, though, as they've been averaging only 6.7. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything came up roses for Heights against North in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 53-6 victory. Will Heights repeat their success, or does North have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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