The Heritage Eagles will challenge the Northfield Nighthawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Heritage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Arapahoe, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Heritage was ranked 23rd). Heritage lost to Arapahoe at home by a 42-28 margin on Saturday. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Northfield suffered their closest defeat since September 29, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Mesa Ridge by a score of 50-47.
Despite the loss, Northfield got top-tier performance from Zavious Chineth, who rushed for 162 yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Chineth is now averaging an impressive 117.5 rushing yards per game.
Heritage's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Northfield, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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