Football Preview: Heritage Academy Patriots vs. Lamar Raiders
The Heritage Academy Patriots are taking a road trip to square off against the Lamar Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage Academy is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Heritage Academy will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 24) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Leake Academy out 34-32.
Meanwhile, Lamar came up short against Jackson Academy on Friday and fell 24-13. While losing is never fun, Lamar can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 135th, while Jackson Academy is ranked 37th).
Despite their loss, Lamar saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jalin Trotter, who picked up 86 receiving yards and a touchdown, was perhaps the best of all.
Heritage Academy pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Lamar, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Heritage Academy ended up a good deal behind Lamar in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, losing 35-17. Can Heritage Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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