The Heritage Huskies will head out to face off against the Wakefield Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Heritage is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Wake Forest on Friday. Heritage fell just short of Wake Forest by a score of 13-10. Despite 51 more yards than the Cougars, the Huskies couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
The losing side was boosted by LaDainian Person, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 57 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Wakefield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 25-0 to Millbrook. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Wolverines were not able to get on the board.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Wakefield, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-7.
Everything went Heritage's way against Wakefield when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Heritage made off with a 56-33 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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