The Heritage Academy Heroes will face off against the Sequoia Pathway Academy Pumas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Heritage Academy will head out to face Sequoia Pathway Academy after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Heritage Academy lost 42-19 to San Tan Charter. It was the first time this season that the Heroes let down their fans at home.
Despite the loss, Heritage Academy had strong showings from Kaleb (Bubba) Burras, who rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and Paul Soltero, who gained 143 total yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, (Bubba) Burras is now averaging an impressive 103.4 rushing yards per game.
Meanwhile, Sequoia Pathway Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a blow against Santa Cruz Valley, falling 58-0. While losing is never fun, the Pumas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arizona football rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Dust Devils are ranked 98th).
Heritage Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. As for Sequoia Pathway Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Heritage Academy won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, slipping by Sequoia Pathway Academy 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage Academy since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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