Heritage Christian entered their matchup against Culver Academies on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Heritage Christian Eagles took a 30-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Culver Academies Eagles. It was the first time this season that Heritage Christian let down their fans at home.
Although Heritage Christian took the loss, they still got scores from Kinkade Zientara, Chase Wahlin, and Eli Nix.
Tay Rodriguez went supernova for Culver Academies, rushing for 191 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Rodriguez was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 65 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Mccolgan, who threw for 172 yards on 14 of 23 attempts.
Heritage Christian's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-2. As for Culver Academies, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Heritage Christian will venture away from home to square off against 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. As for Culver Academies, it'll be Battle of the Birds when Eagles challenges Glenn 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.
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