Football Preview: Heritage Pioneers vs. Liberty Christian Bulldogs
The Heritage Pioneers will square off against the Liberty Christian Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Heritage has three wins , while Liberty Christian has 17 dating back to last season).
If Liberty Christian heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Heritage took over last week. Heritage took down Jefferson Forest 21-7 on Friday.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Liberty Christian on Friday. They put the hurt on Amherst County with a sharp 42-20 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Lancers are ranked 103rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Heritage's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Liberty Christian, their record now sits at 3-0.
Heritage took a serious blow against Liberty Christian when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 42-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Liberty Christian's Gideon Davidson, who rushed for 284 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 16.7 yards per carry. Now that Heritage knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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