With a playoff win on the line, Heritage rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the McKinney North Bulldogs a 1-0 shutout. The victory was all the more spectacular given Heritage's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 100th, while McKinney North are ranked 12th).
Heritage's one-goal win came courtesy of Bennett Kerr, who's now up to four this season.
Heritage has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6-3 record this season. With the defeat, McKinney North broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-2-1.
Coming up, Heritage will take on North Mesquite at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage's defense better be ready for this one: North Mesquite has averaged an impressive 3.5 goals per game this season. McKinney North does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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