The Midlothian Heritage Jaguars will face off against the Ennis Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ennis took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Midlothian Heritage, who comes in off a win.
Midlothian Heritage is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Greenville, posting a 75-11 victory on the road. The win was some much needed relief for the Jaguars as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Carter Rutenbar was his usual excellent self, rushing for 76 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also throwing for 215 yards and three touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes. Malik Crutcher was another key player, rushing for 71 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Midlothian Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Midlothian Heritage wouldn't let Greenville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Midlothian Heritage can thank Jaime De Los Santos and Ja'Terion Robinson for forcing all of them.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 55-28, which was the final score in Ennis' tilt against Kaufman on Friday.
Loss or not, Ennis got some senior leadership from GRACEN HARRIS and JAMARQUEZ FARSEE. HARRIS gained 166 total yards and a touchdown, while FARSEE rushed for 93 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. FARSEE got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 66 yards.
Midlothian Heritage's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Ennis, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
Midlothian Heritage came out on top in a nail-biter against Ennis in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 38-35. Does Midlothian Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ennis turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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