Wake Forest's game on Friday was all tied up 10-10 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They had just enough and edged the Heritage Huskies out 13-10. This was payback for the Cougars, who suffered a 23-21 defeat the last time these two teams met.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Wake Forest's defense and their nine sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jalil Perry and Markez Wilbert, who racked up seven sacks between them. With that strong performance, Wilbert is now averaging an impressive 6.3 total tackles per game.
Despite the loss, Heritage still got an impressive performance from LaDainian Person, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 57 receiving yards.
Wake Forest's victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-4. As for Heritage, they dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wake Forest will square off against Rolesville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rolesville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Wake Forest likes a good challenge. As for Heritage, they will challenge Wakefield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage is facing Wakefield at the right time seeing as Wakefield is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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