Wakefield is on a four-game streak of home losses, Heritage a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Wakefield Wolverines will welcome the Heritage Huskies at 7:00 p.m. Neither Wakefield nor Heritage posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Wakefield's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Millbrook on Friday. They came up short against the Wildcats, falling 25-0. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, Heritage's game on Friday was all tied up 10-10 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Wake Forest by a score of 13-10. The Huskies gained 51 more yards on the day, but it was the Cougars that made the best use of them.
The losing side was boosted by LaDainian Person, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 57 receiving yards.
Wakefield's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-7.
Wakefield might still be hurting after the 56-33 defeat they got from Heritage in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Wakefield, Jacob Lambert (who rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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