Heritage hasn't had much luck against Antioch recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Heritage Patriots will head out to square off against the Antioch Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Heritage is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Last Friday, Heritage strolled past Freedom with points to spare, taking the game 21-7. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Falcons are ranked 629th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mekhi Adanandus continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries.
Meanwhile, Antioch didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Deer Valley on Friday, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Curtis Tucker was his usual excellent self, rushing for 153 yards and two touchdowns. Antioch is 3-1 when Tucker posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaimaun Glover, who rushed for 72 yards on only five carries.
Heritage's record is now 6-2. As for Antioch, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Adanandus and Tucker. Adanandus has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 88.1 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Tucker has averaged 109.4 rushing yards per game this season.
Heritage and Antioch were almost perfectly matched up in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but Heritage suffered an agonizing 18-17 loss. Can Heritage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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