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| 10/24/25 - Away | 48-13 W |
| 10/24/24 - Home | 67-54 W |
| 09/10/21 - Home | 7-36 L |
It was a Battle of the Birds when Heritage challenged Highlands Ranch on Friday. The Eagles blew past the Falcons 48-13. That 35 point margin sets a new team best for the Eagles this season.
Mo Thenell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 183 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also picking up 64 receiving yards and one score. He has become a key player for Heritage: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Jamison Seese was another key player, throwing for 245 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 76.2% of his passes.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 311 rushing yards. They are 5-1 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Highlands Ranch's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Rylan Hume, who threw for 151 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Heritage has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.0 points over those games. As for Highlands Ranch, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Heritage will challenge rival Ponderosa at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 979 yards in their previous games. Meanwhile, Highlands Ranch is set to face off against their familiar foe Golden at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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