On Friday, Heppner faced Enterprise in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Heppner Mustangs' defense stepped up to hand the Enterprise Outlaws a 36-0 shutout. The victory was just business as usual for the Mustangs, who after nine games remain undefeated this season.
Heppner found their leader in sophomore Alakae Rodriguez, who rushed for 46 yards and three touchdowns.
Rodriguez was just one part of a punishing run game: Heppner was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in 12 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Heppner pushed their record up to 9-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Enterprise, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3.
As of now, neither Heppner nor Enterprise have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
