On Friday, the Heritage Christian Eagles blew past Purdue Poly Englewood, posting a 49-6 victory on the road. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won four contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Eli Nix was his usual excellent self, rushing for 100 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 115 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Heritage Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Purdue Poly Englewood only rushed for 59.
Heritage Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Nate Smith, Andrew Kinney, and Matthew Reed picked up one apiece.
Heritage Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. As for Purdue Poly Englewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Heritage Christian will head out to square off against Indianapolis Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Indianapolis Lutheran is on a four-game streak of home wins, Heritage Christian a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Purdue Poly Englewood, they will take on Greensburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Purdue Poly Englewood is facing Greensburg at the right time seeing as Greensburg is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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