Heppner has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Weston-McEwen/Griswold Tiger Scots at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Heppner's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Heppner's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Stanfield on the road to the tune of 62-0. Fans of the Mustangs have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Heppner's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Alakae Rodriguez led the charge by rushing for 57 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Rodriguez is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Joseph Albitre, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Heppner was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Heppner didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Caylan Proudfoot, Nickolas Wenberg, and Mason Orem picked up one apiece. Orem's posted a season-high passer rating of 177.1.
Meanwhile, Weston-McEwen/Griswold faced Enterprise in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Weston-McEwen/Griswold fell 48-36 to Enterprise. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (33), the Tiger Scots still had to take the loss.
Heppner pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Weston-McEwen/Griswold, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-2.
Heppner lost to Weston-McEwen/Griswold at home by a decisive 14-0 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Heppner have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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