Two dominant backs in Joshua Taylor and Derrick Lane are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Heritage Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Grovetown Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Heritage and five for Grovetown.
On Friday, Heritage took a blow against Archer, falling 41-6. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Tigers are ranked 38th).
Meanwhile, Grovetown was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Friday as they fell 34-28 to Rockdale County.
Grovetown didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Patrick Denson and Darin Postell.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Grovetown, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Heritage was taken down by Grovetown 34-6 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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