The Heritage Christian Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Garland Christian Academy Swordsmen at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Heritage Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Garland Christian Academy likes a good challenge.
Heritage Christian's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Lakehill Prep at home to the tune of 62-0. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Heritage Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Heritage Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Reid Williamson and Isaiah Haessig.
Meanwhile, Garland Christian Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Lucas Christian Academy on Friday, but they still walked away with a 40-36 victory.
Heritage Christian pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Garland Christian Academy, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4.
Everything came up roses for Heritage Christian against Garland Christian Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 68-20 win. In that contest, Heritage Christian amassed a halftime lead of 40-20, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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