Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Heritage). They breezed by the Bluffton Tigers on the road to the tune of 51-20 on Friday. Considering the Patriots have won four contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Lucas Weber was his usual excellent self, rushing for 120 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also picking up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 65 yards. Nasir Martin handled things on the ground, rushing for 96 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 386 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Heritage didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Max Mirelez, Weber, and Gery Gerber picked up one apiece.
Heritage pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Bluffton, they moved to 6-1 with that defeat, which also ended their six-game winning streak.
Heritage didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 70-0 win against Southern Wells on the 11th. Bluffton has also already played their next matchup, a 49-24 loss against Adams Central on the 11th.
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