It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Heritage can now relate to. They lost 34-14 to the Acalanes Dons on Friday. The Patriots were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Dons apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2016.
When it comes to explaining why Heritage lost, don't look at Ilias Muhammad. Despite the final result, he rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns. Those 72 rushing yards gave Muhammad a new career-high.
Josh Elerts was his usual excellent self, rushing for 134 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown for Acalanes.
Heritage has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-5 record this season. As for Acalanes, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3.
Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Acalanes, they will challenge Campolindo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Campolindo has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 120 points over their last three matchups.
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