The Heritage Panthers will take on the South Fork Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Heritage will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Vero Beach on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 26-point loss they were dealt two weeks ago. Heritage fell just short of Vero Beach by a score of 10-7.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for South Fork, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They enjoyed a cozy 21-7 win over Sebastian River on Friday.
Omar Mejia was his usual excellent self, rushing for 139 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Tony Jefferson Ii also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
South Fork's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Derek Wright. Maddox Weiner was another major factor on D, making 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Heritage's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for South Fork, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Heritage and South Fork were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in October of 2014, but Heritage suffered an agonizing 34-33 loss. Can Heritage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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