With a playoff game on the line, Heights rose to the challenge on Saturday. They blew past the Memorial Mustangs 42-21. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by 21 points or more this season.
Zaylen Cormier went supernova for Heights, picking up 190 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Cormier didn't just play on offense: he also defended a pass and snagged an interception. Another player making a difference was Kobe Miles, who threw for 249 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.2% of his passes.
Heights didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Konner Brown and Cormier. Heights got some further help from Dylan Ray: he picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Although Memorial took the loss, they still got scores from Austin Alpe, Trey Iversen, and Carson Wall.
The win was the fourth in a row for Heights, bringing their record for this year to 8-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.5 points. As for Memorial, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-7.
Heights will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Strake Jesuit at 1:00 p.m. One thing working in Strake Jesuit's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four contests. Memorial does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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