Heritage Academy is 0-5 against Imagine Prep since November of 2020 but things could change on Saturday. The Heritage Academy Heroes will be playing at home against the Imagine Prep Storm at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Heritage Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Western SciTech, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Heritage Academy was ranked 14th). Heritage Academy came out on top against Western SciTech by a score of 54-42 on Friday. The Heroes' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Heritage Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elliott Cahall led the charge by rushing for 200 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. Cahall showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 65 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Skousen, who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Heritage Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 85 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 193.7.
Heritage Academy wouldn't let Western SciTech keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Heritage Academy can thank Cahall and Derek Robinson for forcing all of them.
Meanwhile, Imagine Prep was able to grind out a solid win over Mission Heights Prep on Thursday, taking the game 31-22. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Storm.
Hunter Price continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also picking up 31 receiving yards. Those 108 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Mario Acosta-Styles was another key player, gaining 104 total yards and two touchdowns.
Heritage Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Imagine Prep, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Heritage Academy took a serious blow against Imagine Prep when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 42-0. Will Heritage Academy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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