The Heritage Patriots will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge the Fairfield Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Heritage is headed out to face Fairfield after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Heritage claimed a resounding 46-7 victory over Bellmont at home. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Braves are ranked 245th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eli Tigulis and Nasir Martin were among the main playmakers for Heritage as the former threw for 224 yards and four touchdowns on only nine passes and the latter rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Heritage was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 417 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Heritage didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Braden Walter, Mason Abbott, and Max Mirelez picked up one apiece. Walter's longest reception was for an incredible 73 yards.
Meanwhile, Fairfield had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-17 win over Goshen. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Falcons had established a 32 point advantage.
Blake Metzger had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 203 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Breckan Maran, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Heritage took their victory against Fairfield in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 39-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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