The Heritage Eagles will challenge the Legend Titans at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Heritage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Mountain Vista, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Heritage was ranked 15th). Heritage was dealt a 37-6 defeat at the hands of Mountain Vista on Wednesday. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Heritage might have lost, but man, Abby Nichols was a machine: she rushed for 172 yards while picking up 10.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 187 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Nichols a new career-high in rushing yards. Jillian Taylor was Nichols' top target, picking up 114 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Legend came tearing into Tuesday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Jaguars with a sharp 41-20 victory. The Titans' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Legend didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Maley Wilhelm, Riley Stueber, and Zoe Matherly picked up one apiece.
Heritage has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season. As for Legend, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
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