Heritage fell victim to Grayson and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They were beaten by the Grayson Rams 42-0. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 336th, while the Rams are ranked ninth).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Grayson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Travis Burgess, who threw for 83 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Grayson also got a significant boost from Ashton Turner, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 86 yards.
Heritage is on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7. As for Grayson, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Heritage will head out to face off against Rockdale County at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Rockdale County is coming into the contest with three straight losses at home, meaning Heritage will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Grayson, they will head out on the road to square off against Newton at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Newton knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Grayson likes a good challenge.
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