On Thursday, the Heritage Eagles made easy work of the Northfield Nighthawks and carried off a 40-15 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-7.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northfield only rushed for 206.
Heritage's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged four passes before it was all said and done. Sofia Hull led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Tanner Guthrie is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. Joe Staab was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing two fumbles, and making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
When it comes to explaining why Northfield lost, don't look at Zavious Chineth. Despite the final result, he rushed for 158 yards while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also picked up 34 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Joaquin Oliva, who picked up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Heritage now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Northfield, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Heritage will challenge Mesa Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Northfield, they will take on Pueblo East at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Northfield focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Thursday.
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