After each having a week off, the Heritage Generals and the Ridgeland Panthers will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Two weeks ago, Heritage came up short against Gordon Lee and fell 38-28. Despite 57 more yards than the Trojans, the Generals couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Cody Bryan, who picked up 169 receiving yards. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 59 yards. Heritage also got a significant boost from Brayden Slaughter, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 99 yards.
Meanwhile, Ridgeland was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their 14th straight loss. They came up short against Coosa, falling 28-6.
This is the second loss in a row for Heritage and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Ridgeland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Heritage's way against Ridgeland in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Heritage made off with a 28-7 win. Will Heritage repeat their success, or does Ridgeland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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