Football Preview: Heritage Pioneers vs. Amherst County Lancers
Heritage is 8-2 against Amherst County since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Heritage Pioneers will square off against the Amherst County Lancers at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Heritage: 12.2, Amherst County: 14.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Heritage took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 31-13 victory over Northside. The Pioneers pushed the score to 31-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Amherst County never let their opponents score on Friday. They really took it to Harrisonburg for the full four quarters, racking up a 69-0 win at home. That looming 69-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Lancers yet this season.
Devonte Wade was his usual excellent self, rushing for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Tres Liggon, who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Amherst County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 480 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Amherst County wouldn't let Harrisonburg keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Amherst County can thank Slade Shaner and Gideon Thomas for forcing both of them.
Heritage pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Amherst County, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2.
Heritage beat Amherst County 16-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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