Antioch won the last time they faced Heritage and Curtis Tucker did his part to make sure it happened again. The Antioch Panthers narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Heritage Patriots 15-13 thanks in part to Tucker, who rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns. He is becoming a predictor of Antioch's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 4-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't).
Tucker was just one part of a punishing run game: Antioch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 203 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
The victory was the third in a row for Antioch, bringing their record for this year to 5-4. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.7 points per game. As for Heritage, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3.
Antioch wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 57-16 loss against Pittsburg on the 8th. As for Heritage, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 14-7 defeat against Liberty on the 8th.
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