Football Preview: Heritage Pioneers vs. Northside Vikings
The Heritage Pioneers will face off against the Northside Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Heritage's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Liberty Christian offense got past them. Heritage took a 34-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of Liberty Christian on Thursday. The loss was the Pioneers' first of the season.
Heritage might have lost, but man, David Bradley was a machine: he rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.7 yards per carry. Ayden Slash was another key player, rushing for 57 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Northside's undefeated season came to an end after three games last Friday. They lost 42-21 to Salem. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost five in a row.
Having lost for the first time this season, Heritage fell to 3-1. As for Northside, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Heritage against Northside when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 40-7 win. Will Heritage repeat their success, or does Northside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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