The Heritage Pride will head out on the road to take on the John Champe Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Heritage was beaten by Woodgrove 49-14. While losing is never fun, the Pride can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Wolverines are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, John Champe put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 51-6 victory over Potomac Falls at home. That looming 51-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Knights yet this season.
Dawon Harvey Jr and Tyler Kann were among the main playmakers for John Champe as the former gained 130 total yards and two touchdowns and the latter gained 125 total yards and two touchdowns. Harvey Jr's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 100 receiving yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Pena, who threw for 120 yards and two touchdowns.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for John Champe, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Heritage took a serious blow against John Champe in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 43-14. Can Heritage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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