The Culver Academies Eagles will challenge the Heritage Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Culver Academies sitting on three straight wins and Heritage Christian on four.
Last Friday, Culver Academies got the win against Bremen by a conclusive 31-7. The game marked the Eagles' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Heritage Christian strolled past Lapel with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 40-21. The win almost wasn't to be: the Eagles were down 21-7 in the second quarter.
Eli Nix was his usual excellent self, rushing for 148 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also throwing for 242 yards and a touchdown. Those 148 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Sampson Rook got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Heritage Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Rook and Ryan Kowal. Heritage Christian got some further help from Justus Klingerman: he picked up a sack, made eight total tackles, and defended a pass.
Culver Academies pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Heritage Christian, their win bumped their record up to an identical 6-1.
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