Heritage won the last time they faced Deer Valley, and things went their way on Friday too. The Heritage Patriots blew past the Deer Valley Wolverines 38-7 at home. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Wolverines are ranked 685th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Heritage was led to victory by Austin Peters and Ilias Muhammad. Peters threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes, while Muhammad gained 123 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Peters a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 196 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Heritage didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jordan Kinnaird and Aiden Donaville. Donaville is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Heritage's record now sits at 5-1. As for Deer Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season.
Heritage wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 45-0 loss against Pittsburg on the 18th. As for Deer Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 42-7 defeat against Liberty on the 18th.
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