It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Heritage can now relate to. They fell just short of the Cleveland Rams by a score of 24-21 on Friday. The Huskies have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Heritage still got an impressive performance from LaDainian Person, who picked up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 93 yards. Person got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 65 yards. Heritage also got help from Owen Wood, who showed off his sure hands for 81 receiving yards.
Heritage wouldn't let Cleveland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Heritage can thank Gabe Roberts and Joshua Monden for forcing both of them. Chandler Fleming was another major factor on D, making 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Cleveland's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jackson Byrd led the charge by throwing for 236 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 51 yards and a touchdown.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Cleveland, they pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cleveland, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 21-3 win against Ashley on the 22nd.
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