Football Recap: Heppner Mustangs vs. Irrigon Knights
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Heppner). They blew past the Irrigon Knights 44-6 on the road on Friday. Fans of the Mustangs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Zach Brown had a dynamite game for Heppner, rushing for 115 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Brown also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending a pass. Alakae Rodriguez was in the mix too, providing Heppner with two touchdowns.
Heppner's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged five passes before it was all said and done. Caleb George led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. The dominant performance also gave Nickolas Wenberg a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Heppner was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Heppner's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Irrigon, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Heppner will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Stanfield at 7:00 p.m. on October 4th. As for Irrigon, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Grant Union, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m.
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