The Heritage Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the Acalanes Dons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Heritage is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 34-0 victory over James Logan.
It was another big night for Mekhi Adanandus, who rushed for 146 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Jordan Kinnaird made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Meanwhile, Acalanes really took it to Dublin for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-13 win. The Dons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 28 points or more this season.
Josh Elerts had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Tyler Winkles, who threw for 197 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Acalanes didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Finley Rivera and David Roux. Acalanes got some further help from Drew Mckenzie: he picked up four sacks and made eight total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Acalanes is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Heritage, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Heritage strolled past Acalanes when the teams last played back in September of 2016 by a score of 28-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage since the squad 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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