Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Heritage Christian). They blew past the Eastern Hancock Royals 63-33 at home on Friday. Considering the Eagles have won three games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Eli Nix, who threw for 304 yards and six touchdowns, and also rushed for 109 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Noah Dearman was Nix's top target, picking up 162 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Heritage Christian's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Nick Dearman, Nate Smith, and Dejhon Means picked up one apiece.
Despite the loss, Eastern Hancock still got an impressive performance from Elijah Edon, who threw for 338 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 40 yards and a touchdown. Garrett Shaw was another key player, picking up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Heritage Christian's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Eastern Hancock, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Heritage Christian will be playing in front of their home fans against Southport at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage Christian is facing Southport at the right time seeing as Southport is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Eastern Hancock, they will challenge Knightstown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Knightstown will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Eastern Hancock surely won't give up without a fight.
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