The Heritage Eagles will square off against the Bear Creek Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage has given up an average of 26.9 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Heritage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Dakota Ridge, who was ranked seventh at the time (Heritage was ranked 24th). Heritage took a blow against Dakota Ridge on Friday, falling 49-21. The defeat continues a trend for Heritage in their meetings with Dakota Ridge: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Bear Creek came up short against Golden on Friday and fell 34-21. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Bears, who until this game were averaging 14.29 points allowed.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Riley Wilson and Thatcher Matthews. Matthews had a great game and rushed for 89 yards and one score on only ten carries. Meanwhile, Wilson was balling out in the loss, throwing for 168 yards and a pair of TDs, while also rushing for 42 yards and one touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Bear Creek fell to 6-1. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Heritage against Bear Creek in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 61-23 victory. In that contest, the Eagles amassed a halftime lead of 41-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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