On Saturday, Heritage faced Columbine in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Heritage Eagles managed a 20-14 win over the Columbine Rebels. The victory was some much needed relief for the Eagles as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
A big part of Heritage's win came down to the chemistry between Jillian Taylor and her top target Avalon Lux-Offerman. Taylor picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown while Lux-Offerman threw for 167 yards and two touchdowns.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Heritage's defense and their four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Zona Welling and Mayra Owens, who racked up all four sacks between them. Owens also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Columbine's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Kortny Brock, who rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries, and Carly Dexter, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Brock a new career-high in rushing yards.
Heritage's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Columbine, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.
Heritage will challenge Mountain Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mountain Vista will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something Heritage surely won't give up without a fight. As for Columbine, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Pomona at 4:00 p.m. on October 16th. Columbine's defense has only allowed 17.5 points per game this season, so Pomona's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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