The Heritage Hills Patriots will stay at home for another week and welcome the Batesville Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Heritage Hills' favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven matchups.
Heritage Hills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat North Harrison 50-7. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won ten games by 20 points or more so far this season.
Heritage Hills can attribute much of their success to Jett Goldsberry, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown, and Hunter Meredith, who rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Goldsberry's longest rush was for an impressive 67 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Andersen Smith made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Meanwhile, Batesville came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They secured a 41-37 W over the Bruins.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Batesville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gage Pohlman, who rushed for 201 yards while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Pohlman is now averaging an impressive 102.5 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Jaisle, who threw for 97 yards and three touchdowns.
Batesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Heritage Hills' win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.9 points per game. As for Batesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Heritage Hills has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 231.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Batesville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 160.3. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Heritage Hills came out on top in a nail-biter against Batesville when the teams last played back in November of 2023, sneaking past 24-21. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Batesville's Cade Kaiser, who picked up 172 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Heritage Hills still be able to contain Kaiser? There's only one way to find out.
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