Heritage is 6-0 against Rock Ridge since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Heritage Pride will challenge the Rock Ridge Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Heritage is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Loudoun Valley on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Heritage was beaten by Loudoun Valley 40-6. The Pride have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Rock Ridge fell victim to Tuscarora and their airtight defense last Friday. They had to suffer through a 49-0 loss at the hands of the Huskies. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Huskies are ranked 36th).
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Rock Ridge, they dropped their record down to 3-5 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Heritage strolled past Rock Ridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 41-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage 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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