The Heritage Panthers will square off against the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage's defense has only allowed 14.4 points per game this season, so Melbourne Central Catholic's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Heritage will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any points last Friday, then bounced right back against Martin County on Friday. Heritage blew past Martin County, posting a 35-7 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Tigers are ranked 229th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after only ten points in their last matchup, Melbourne Central Catholic made sure to put some points up on the board against Orlando Christian Prep on Friday. Melbourne Central Catholic came out on top against Orlando Christian Prep by a score of 51-42. The Hustlers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Melbourne Central Catholic's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brogan Mcnab, who rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 193 yards and a touchdown while completing 72.2% of his passes. With that strong performance, Mcnab is now averaging an impressive 102 rushing yards per game. Howard Dewitt was in the mix as well, providing Melbourne Central Catholic with two touchdowns.
Melbourne Central Catholic wouldn't let Orlando Christian Prep keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Ezra Engle, Ramel Hernandez, and Matheus Brunetta picked up one apiece. Engle is also on a roll when it comes to forced fumbles, as he's now earned at least one in the last five games he's played. Vance Sanger was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Heritage has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Melbourne Central Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
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