Christian Heritage waltzed into their contest on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the Gordon Central Warriors by a score of 28-20. This was payback for the Lions, who suffered a 26-20 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Carter Triplett was his usual excellent self, rushing for 87 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 259 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (127 yards to be exact) went to Charlie Idom, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Gordon Central lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jayden Sibley, who threw for 193 yards while completing 78.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 54 yards.
Christian Heritage's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Gordon Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Christian Heritage is on the road again on Friday to play Chattooga at 7:30 p.m. Chattooga is coming into the game with four straight losses at home, meaning Christian Heritage will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Gordon Central, they and Gordon Lee are set to duel on Friday. Gordon Lee is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.6 points per game this season.
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