Heritage won the last time they faced Jay County and Lucas Weber did his part to make sure it happened again. Everything went the Heritage Patriots' way against the Jay County Patriots on Friday as the Heritage Patriots made off with a 35-13 win thanks in part to Weber, who rushed for 208 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run.
Weber was just one part of a punishing run game: Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 216 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests.
One reason for the win was Heritage's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Alden Bowers was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself. Another thorn in Jay County's side was Braden Walter, who made 12 total tackles and defended two passes.
Although Jay County took the loss, they still got scores from Rhysin Blowers and Benson Ward.
Heritage's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Jay County, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
Heritage didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-14 defeat against Delta on the 25th. Jay County has also already played their next game, a 42-7 win against Bellmont on the 25th.
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