The Mountain Heritage Cougars will face off against the Hayesville Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Heritage will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Mountain Heritage is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past North Stokes, posting a 57-7 victory. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 35 points or more this season.
Mountain Heritage had a senior duo take command as Brandon Quinn gained 220 total yards and two touchdowns and Lane Chandler rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns. Quinn really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run.
Hayesville fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Union Academy 37-35.
Tre Graves was his usual excellent self, rushing for 283 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Hayesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 428 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Hayesville's win bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Mountain Heritage, their victory bumped their record up to 9-0.
Everything came up roses for Mountain Heritage against Hayesville in their previous matchup back in September of 2018, as the squad secured a 50-7 win. In that game, Mountain Heritage amassed a halftime lead of 38-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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