Heritage is 7-2 against Paloma Valley since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Heritage Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Paloma Valley Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Heritage took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Knight by a score of 21-13.
Armando Macias Jr was a one-man wrecking crew for Heritage as he rushed for 157 yards.
Macias Jr wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Heritage was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 212 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, everything went Paloma Valley's way against Kaiser on Friday as Paloma Valley made off with a 42-18 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-3.
Isaac Navarro went supernova for Paloma Valley, throwing for 217 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 passes. Arthur Clemons was another key player, picking up 113 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Paloma Valley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Brent Crabtree and London Jones-Marshall. Cyrus Medina was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 12 total tackles.
Heritage now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Paloma Valley, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Heritage was dealt a bruising 37-0 loss at the hands of Paloma Valley in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Heritage, Brady Nelson (who threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 68 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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