The Heritage Pioneers and the Turner Ashby Knights squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Heritage Pioneers had to settle for second. Heritage took a 26-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of Turner Ashby.
Despite the defeat, Heritage saw an underclassman step up: Ayden Slash rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 123 yards and a touchdown.
Heritage bumped their record down to 6-5 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. The slump could be explained by some tough opposition over that stretch, namely Turner Ashby, Glass, and Rustburg. As for Turner Ashby, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Turner Ashby will stay at home for another week and welcome Spotswood at 7:00 p.m. on November 17th. Spotswood is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last ten games.
