Glass hasn't had much luck against Heritage recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Glass Hilltoppers will face off against the Heritage Pioneers at 7:00 p.m.
Glass is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Liberty Christian on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Glass was beaten by Liberty Christian 45-6. While losing is never fun, the Hilltoppers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Bulldogs are ranked eighth).
Glass wouldn't let Liberty Christian keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Glass can thank Vinceon Edwards and Kaleb Brehm for forcing both of them. Brehm has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 17 times he's played.
Meanwhile, Heritage had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Minutemen 53-0. That 53 point margin sets a new team best for the Pioneers this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Glass and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for Heritage, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Glass beat Heritage 17-6 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Glass since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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