The Mountain Heritage Cougars will face off against the Mitchell Mountaineers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mountain Heritage is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Avery County: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Cougars blew the Vikings out of the water with a 57-7 final score. The victory was nothing new for the Cougars as they're now sitting on three straight.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mitchell). They breezed past Owen to the tune of 40-7 last Friday. With the Mountaineers ahead 28-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Mitchell's defense and their 5.5 sacks. Isaiah Turner was especially locked on to Owen's QB and sacked him twice. Turner also made eight total tackles, which is notable because Mitchell is 3-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Mountain Heritage's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Mitchell, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Mountain Heritage against Mitchell in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 54-12 victory. In that matchup, the Cougars amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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