After three games on the road, Gilmer is heading back home. They will host the Heritage Generals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 38-10, which was the final score in Gilmer's tilt against Northwest Whitfield last Friday. The Bobcats haven't had much luck with the Bruins recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Heritage's offense rose to the challenge against a Bruins defense that boasted an average of only ten points allowed on Saturday. Heritage came out on top against Northwest Whitfield by a score of 31-21. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Generals.
A big part of Heritage's win came down to the chemistry between Caden Hight and his top target Cody Bryan. Hight threw for 276 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes while Bryan gained 118 total yards and two touchdowns. Bryan's longest reception was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Heritage's defense and their five sacks. Jake Byous was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up fourhimself.
Gilmer now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Heritage, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Gilmer came up short against Heritage in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, falling 35-22. Can Gilmer avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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