Heritage is 0-5 against Davison since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Heritage Hawks will square off against the Davison Cardinals at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Heritage and Grand Blanc were almost perfectly matched up, but Heritage suffered a 22-21 defeat. The loss was the Hawks' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Davison really took it to Traverse City Central for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-14 victory at home. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Trojans are ranked 150th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aj Hill went supernova for Davison, rushing for 184 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Hill's longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jaxson Dosh was another key player, throwing for 224 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes.
Heritage's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Davison, they pushed their record up to 2-1 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Heritage lost to Davison on the road by a decisive 37-22 margin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hill, who rushed for 176 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 100 receiving yards and a touchdown. 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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