The Heidelberg Oilers will square off against the Charleston Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Heidelberg is coming into the match hot, having won their last 11 games.
Heidelberg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Raleigh 26-12.
Heidelberg found their leader in sophomore Chase Craft, who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Porter, who rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown.
Heidelberg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Charleston had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.4 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They came out on top against the Gators by a score of 22-14.
Marcus Flowers Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 206 yards and two touchdowns. He has been hot for a while, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last nine times he's played.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Charleston's defense and their eight sacks. Leading the way was Aybekia Bradley with four.
Heidelberg's record is now 13-1. As for Charleston, their record now sits at 12-2.
Saturday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Heidelberg has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 223.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Charleston struggles in that department as they've been averaging 153.5. It's looking like Saturday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Heidelberg came up short against Charleston in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 26-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Flowers Jr, who rushed for 196 yards and a touchdown. Now that Heidelberg knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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