Football Preview: Lebanon Trail Trail Blazers vs. Heritage Coyotes
The Lebanon Trail Trail Blazers will head out to face off against the Heritage Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lebanon Trail will be strutting in after a victory while Heritage will be coming in after a defeat.
Lebanon Trail took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They managed a 24-20 win over Centennial. The 24-point effort marked the Trail Blazers' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Heritage suffered their closest loss since October 12, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Wakeland by a score of 30-27.
Heritage might have lost, but man, Tatum Bell Jr was a machine: he picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 81 yards.
Heritage wouldn't let Wakeland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Heritage can thank Taidan Waltz and Bell Jr for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Bell Jr is now averaging an impressive 101.7 receiving yards per game. Heritage got some further help from Fope Tedimola: he made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
The victory got Lebanon Trail back to even at 3-3. As for Heritage, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.
Lebanon Trail was dealt a bruising 46-14 defeat at the hands of Heritage in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Lebanon Trail avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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