Heartland (6 - 1) faces off against conference powerhouse Kenesaw (5 - 2) on Friday at 7:00 PM this week. Heartland will need to watch out since Kenesaw has posted big point totals in its previous five matchups.
Last week, Kenesaw took on Superior. Kenesaw's offense came in ready to rumble, putting up 24 points in the first half. That gave them a 24 - 14 advantage at the half. The offense kept at it in the second half and scored another 16. That gave Kenesaw just enough oomph to take the game with a final score of 40 - 34.
As for Heartland, it put the hurt on Franklin last week with a conclusive 52 - 16 victory. No one had a larger role in the success than senior running back Austin Stuhr, who brought his A game into the contest. He ran for 111 yards and punched in two touchdowns. Stuhr has now scored at least one TD in the past seven consecutive games.
Keep an eye on the score because it could get pretty high: both Kenesaw and Heartland have scored a lot of points in their past games (five in a row for Kenesaw and six in a row for Heartland).
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