Culver Academies waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 30-20 win over the Heritage Christian Eagles.
Tay Rodriguez was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 191 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 129 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Mccolgan, who threw for 172 yards on 14 of 23 attempts.
Culver Academies was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Culver Academies didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ty Rakan and Rodriguez. Those 191 rushing yards gave Rodriguez a new career-high.
Although Heritage Christian took the loss, they still got scores from Kinkade Zientara, Chase Wahlin, and Eli Nix.
Culver Academies' victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Heritage Christian, they moved to 6-2 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles dukes it out withGlenn at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Culver Academies is facing Glenn at the right time seeing as Glenn is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Heritage Christian, they will head out to challenge Purdue Poly Englewood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38.8 points per game this season.
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