Heritage won the last time they faced Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe and things went their way on Friday too. The Generals came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 27-20. Given the Generals' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Warriors are ranked 361st) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brayden Slaughter
| 08/22/25 @ Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe | 159 |
| 08/15/25 @ Christian Heritage | 135 |
| 09/28/24 vs Northwest Whitfield | 27 |
| 09/20/24 @ Ridgeland | 182 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Heritage to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brayden Slaughter, who rushed for 159 yards and a pair of touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Slaughter has posted since back in September of 2024. Another receiver making a difference was Cohen Fletcher, who picked up 177 receiving yards and one TD.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Heritage proved: they limited Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe to a paltry 2.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Brody James for the heroic effort on defense: he. Heritage's ground attack was stronger, having averaged five.
Several Warriors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Joseph Brown, who rushed for 62 yards and one score. Jared Mitchell also helped out with an impressive 104 receiving yards.
Heritage has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 39.0 points this season. As for Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Heritage will look to takes advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they takes on Ringgold at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on North Murray at 7:00 p.m. on September 5.
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