The third road game was the charm for Heritage, as they earned their first road win of the season. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 24-21 win over the Ridgeland Panthers on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Generals, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brayden Slaughter continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 182 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Cody Bryan, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Heritage now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Ridgeland, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Heritage will take on Northwest Whitfield at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northwest Whitfield's defense has only allowed 5.8 points per game this season, so Heritage's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Ridgeland, they will venture away from home to challenge LaFayette at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ridgeland is facing LaFayette at the right time seeing as LaFayette is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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