The Heritage Coyotes will square off against the Lebanon Trail Trail Blazers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.5 points per game this season.
Heritage will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 25-point game in their last game. They fell just short of Wakeland by a score of 30-27. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Coyotes have suffered since October 12, 2023.
Despite the loss, Heritage got top-tier performance from Tatum Bell Jr, who picked up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Bell Jr is now averaging an impressive 101.7 receiving yards per game.
Heritage wouldn't let Wakeland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Heritage can thank Taidan Waltz and Bell Jr for forcing both of them. Those 56 rushing yards gave Bell Jr a new career-high. Heritage got some further help from Aydan Lozano: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (1.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lebanon Trail, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They snuck past Centennial with a 24-20 victory on Thursday. The 24-point effort marked the Trail Blazers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Heritage has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for Lebanon Trail, they moved to 3-3 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Everything came up roses for Heritage against Lebanon Trail in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 46-14 victory. Does Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lebanon Trail turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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