The Heritage Huskies will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Cleveland Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Heritage is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They took a blow against East Forsyth on Friday, falling 44-0. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Eagles are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, Cleveland gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Hoggard 35-32.
Jackson Byrd went supernova for Cleveland, throwing for 341 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 94 yards and a touchdown. Byrd was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 53 yards. Krisjon Clark was Byrd's top target, picking up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Heritage ended up a good deal behind Cleveland in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, losing 42-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Byrd, who threw for 326 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Heritage knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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