After three games on the road, Heritage is heading back home. They will welcome the Northwest Whitfield Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Heritage had just enough and edged Ridgeland out 24-21.
Brayden Slaughter was his usual excellent self, rushing for 182 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Cody Bryan, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Heritage wouldn't let Ridgeland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force six fumbles. It was a group effort, with six picking up one apiece. Brody James is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Northwest Whitfield put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Gilmer, posting a 38-10 victory at home. The Bruins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 28 points or more this season.
Gavin Nuckolls continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 58 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 199 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes.
Heritage now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Northwest Whitfield, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Heritage beat Northwest Whitfield 28-21 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Heritage have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northwest Whitfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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