Heritage has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles dukes it out withthe Highlands Ranch Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Heritage will be strutting in after a win while Highlands Ranch will be coming in after a loss.
Heritage is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Bear Creek on the road to the tune of 61-23 on Thursday. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Highlands Ranch suffered their biggest defeat since October 19, 2023 on Thursday. They were outmatched by Dakota Ridge at home and fell 47-7. The matchup marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Luke Bakken put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 122 yards.
Even if they lost, Highlands Ranch's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Leading the way was Brooks Hamlett with two.
The victory got Heritage back to even at 4-4. As for Highlands Ranch, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Heritage took a serious blow against Highlands Ranch in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, falling 36-7. Thankfully for Heritage, Ryan Chambers (who threw for 249 yards and four touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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