Football Recap: White House-Heritage Comes Up Short

White House-Heritage and East Nashville Magnet squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but White House-Heritage had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the East Nashville Magnet Eagles at home and fell 42-7. The match marked the Patriots' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Xavier Murray threw for 70 yards on 11 of 21 attempts. Pryce Payne was his top target, making a tackle. On the ground, Cale Hunt rushed for 95 yards.

Dallas Covington was his usual excellent self, throwing for 233 yards and a touchdown while completing 80% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground for East Nashville Magnet. A healthy portion of Covington's aerial production (91 yards to be exact) went to Cam Wade.

White House-Heritage's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4. As for East Nashville Magnet, they pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.

White House-Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Nashville Magnet, they will challenge Westview on Friday. Westview will roll in looking for their 16th straight win, something East Nashville Magnet surely won't give up without a fight.

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