The Heritage Christian Eagles will face off against the Southport Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Heritage Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Heritage Christian took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 63-33 win over Eastern Hancock at home. Considering the Eagles have won three matches by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Eli Nix continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 304 yards and six touchdowns, while also rushing for 109 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Noah Dearman was Nix's top target, picking up 162 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Heritage Christian's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Nick Dearman, Nate Smith, and Dejhon Means picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Southport was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were dealt a 53-7 defeat at the hands of Pike. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Red Devils are ranked 12th).
Heritage Christian's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Southport, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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