Football Recap: Heritage Eagles vs. Durango Demons
With a playoff game on the line, Heritage rose to the challenge on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Durango Demons as they made off with a 42-20 win. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won five matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Leading Heritage to victory were Jett Balika and Jamison Seese. Balika gained 216 total yards and two touchdowns, while Seese threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Balika showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 52 yards. Mo Thenell helped Seese out on the ground, rushing for 91 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Heritage is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.2 points per game. As for Durango, they moved to 7-4 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Heritage's road trip will continue as they head out to face Pueblo West at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pueblo West is coming into the match with six straight victories at home, so Heritage will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Durango does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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