Football Preview: North Harrison Cougars vs. Heritage Hills Patriots
The North Harrison Cougars are taking a road trip to take on the Heritage Hills Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with North Harrison sitting on three straight wins and Heritage Hills on ten.
North Harrison is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They pulled ahead with an 8-7 photo finish over Madison.
Bryce Fessel and David Langdon were among the main playmakers for North Harrison as the former rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown and the latter threw for 116 yards while completing 77.8% of his passes. Fessel's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Heritage Hills' offense rose to the challenge against a Tigers defense that boasted an average of only 14 points allowed on Friday. Heritage Hills enjoyed a cozy 38-24 victory over Evansville Memorial.
Jett Goldsberry was his usual excellent self, rushing for 197 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry, and also throwing for 106 yards and two touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Hunter Meredith handled things on the ground, rushing for 97 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Heritage Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 294 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in ten consecutive games.
Heritage Hills' win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.9 points. As for North Harrison, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. North Harrison has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 268.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Heritage Hills struggles in that department as they've been averaging 231.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
North Harrison came up short against Heritage Hills in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, falling 31-18. Can North Harrison avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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