Heritage Academy and Lamar met for a duel on Friday where Heritage Academy had to take the L. The Heritage Academy Patriots lost 42-20 to the Lamar Raiders. The Patriots were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Kellan Kerley had an outrageously good game for Lamar as he rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Kerley a new career-high in rushing yards. Ashton Jones handled things on the ground, rushing for 86 yards and a rushing touchdown.
The loss snapped Heritage Academy's winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. As for Lamar, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Heritage Academy will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Magnolia Heights at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. As for Lamar, they are taking a road trip to face off against Copiah Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Copiah Academy's defense has only allowed 11 points per game this season, so Lamar's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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