The Heritage Eagles will face off against the Ponderosa Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Heritage nor Ponderosa posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Heritage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Legend, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Heritage was ranked 15th). Heritage took a hard 26-10 fall against Legend on Wednesday. Despite 225 more yards than the Titans, the Eagles couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Heritage might have lost, but man, Abby Nichols was a machine: she threw for 249 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 115 yards on only 13 carries. Nichols is becoming a predictor of Heritage's success: when she posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 5-2 (and 1-4 when she doesn't). Avalon Lux-Offerman was Nichols' top target, picking up 147 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Ponderosa fell victim to Regis Jesuit and their airtight defense on Thursday. They took a 19-0 bruising from the Raiders.
Heritage has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season. As for Ponderosa, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
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