The Heritage Christian Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage Christian will be strutting in after a win while Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter will be coming in after a loss.
On Friday, everything came up roses for Heritage Christian against Owen Valley as the team secured a 49-7 victory. The contest marked the Eagles' most dominant win of the season.
Eli Nix
| 10/17/25 @ Owen Valley | 163.2 |
| 10/10/25 @ Indianapolis Lutheran | 31.9 |
| 10/03/25 vs Lapel | 76.3 |
| 09/26/25 @ Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter | 116.8 |
| 09/19/25 vs Greenwood Christian Academy | 130.8 |
| + 6 more games |
Heritage Christian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Eli Nix, who rushed for 31 yards and a pair of TDs, and Elijah Pimental, who gained 124 total yards and two touchdowns. What's more, Nix racked up 163.2 passer rating, the most he's had since back in October of 2024. Tysen Pauwels also helped out with an impressive 89 receiving yards.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Heritage Christian proved: they limited Owen Valley to a paltry 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Justus Klingerman for the heroic effort on defense: he. Heritage Christian didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 13.6.
Meanwhile, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 49-19 loss at the hands of Danville. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Warriors are ranked 77th).
Heritage Christian will need to focus on slowing down Tavien Fox, one of several Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter players who made an impact when they last played. He rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns. Fox has become a key player for Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-5 otherwise.
Heritage Christian now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
Heritage Christian took their victory against Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 40-14 score. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
