On Friday, Heritage Academy faced Western SciTech in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Heritage Academy Heroes came out on top against the Western SciTech Aztec Warrior by a score of 54-42. The Heroes' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Heritage Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Elliott Cahall, who rushed for 200 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. Cahall was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 65 yards. Nashton Ford was in the mix as well, providing Heritage Academy with a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Heritage Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 85 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 193.7.
Heritage Academy's defensive line made their presence known, laying out the QB three times. Leading the way was Seth Skousen with two sacks. He also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 111.
Heritage Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Western SciTech, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-4.
Heritage Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Imagine Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Imagine Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33 points per game this season. As for Western SciTech, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Berean Academy at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st. Western SciTech knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Berean Academy likes a good challenge.
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