The Heritage Pioneers will take on the Liberty Christian Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. 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 were the clear victor by a 42-20 margin over Amherst County. 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 pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Liberty Christian, their record is now 3-0.
Heritage was dealt a bruising 42-0 defeat at the hands of Liberty Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. 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? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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