North is 0-8 against Heights since September of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The North RedHawks are on the road again to play the Heights Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
North's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against East on Friday. They were beaten by the Aces 70-0. While losing is never fun, the RedHawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas football rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Aces are ranked 50th).
Meanwhile, Heights scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 55-42 to South. The match was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Falcons couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the defeat, Heights got top-tier performance from Lucas Meyer, who rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 65 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Meyer has posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Darius Rogers, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Heights was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 225 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
North's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Heights, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
North was dealt a bruising 53-6 loss at the hands of Heights in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can North avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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