Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask White House-Heritage). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Stewart County Rebels 49-7 on the road. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Rebels are ranked 348th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Xavier Murray was his usual excellent self, throwing for 379 yards and six touchdowns while completing 88.9% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season. Aric Lopez did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 141 receiving yards.
White House-Heritage didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Dason Springer led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. He also posted 118 receiving yards, which is notable because White House-Heritage is undefeated when he posts at least 100 receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
The victory was the fifth in a row for White House-Heritage, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. As for Stewart County, their loss was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. White House-Heritage will welcome East Robertson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in White House-Heritage's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matchups. As for Stewart County, they will face off against Cheatham County Central on Friday. Stewart County is facing Cheatham County Central at the right time seeing as Cheatham County Central is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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