The Heritage Hawks will venture away from home to face off against the Flint River Academy Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Heritage, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Flint River Academy's (thus far) undefeated season.
Heritage is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Central Fellowship Christian Academy on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Heritage took a blow against Central Fellowship Christian Academy, falling 40-7. The Hawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 23-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Flint River Academy). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Windsor Academy 48-7 on the road. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-7.
Trent Young continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 72 yards and a touchdown on only five passes. Sully Jones was another key player, rushing for 114 yards on only six carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Flint River Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 367 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Flint River Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jamir Muhammad and Brody Arnold.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Flint River Academy, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Everything came up roses for Heritage against Flint River Academy in their previous meeting back in August of 2019, as the team secured a 48-0 win. Will Heritage repeat their success, or does Flint River Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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