It was a Battle of the Birds when Heritage challenged Mountain Vista on Wednesday. The Heritage Eagles were outmatched by the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles at home and fell 37-6. The match marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
When it comes to explaining why Heritage lost, don't look at Abby Nichols. Despite the final result, she rushed for 172 yards while picking up 10.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 187 yards and a touchdown. Those 172 rushing yards gave Nichols a new career-high. A healthy portion of that aerial production (114 yards to be exact) went to Jillian Taylor, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Heritage has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season. As for Mountain Vista, their win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-0.
Heritage wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 26-10 defeat against Legend on the 9th. As for Mountain Vista, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 31-20 victory against Chaparral on the 7th.
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