The Heritage Generals will face off against the Gilmer Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Heritage will be strutting in after a win while Gilmer will be coming in after a defeat.
Heritage's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Saturday, when they got past Northwest Whitfield's usually-dominant defense. Heritage walked away with a 31-21 victory over Northwest Whitfield. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Generals.
A big part of Heritage's win came down to the chemistry between Caden Hight and his top target Cody Bryan. Hight threw for 276 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes while Bryan gained 118 total yards and two touchdowns. Bryan's longest reception was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per catch total.
Heritage's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Bryan and Tristan Simmons. Another thorn in Northwest Whitfield's side was Jake Byous, who picked up four sacks and made six total tackles.
Meanwhile, Gilmer had to suffer through a 38-10 loss at the hands of Northwest Whitfield. The game marked the Bobcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Heritage's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Gilmer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Heritage beat Gilmer 35-22 when the teams last played back in October of 2019. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Gilmer's Kobe Stonecipher, who rushed for 169 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Heritage to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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