Football Preview: Heritage Patriots vs. Moreno Valley Vikings
The Heritage Patriots and the Moreno Valley Vikings are set to duel on Friday. Heritage is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Heritage is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They lost 56-34 to Canyon Springs on Thursday.
Heritage might have lost, but man, Dominic Dunn-Tornatore-Spiker was a machine: he picked up 137 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Dunn-Tornatore-Spiker was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 61 yards. Heritage also got a significant boost from Armando Macias Jr, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 90 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 227 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Moreno Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 21-20 victory over the Hawks.
Moreno Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Syree Matthews led the charge by rushing for 95 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 141 yards and a touchdown. Trevon Williams was another key player, rushing for 127 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.9 yards per carry.
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Moreno Valley, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
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