The Garland Christian Academy Swordsmen's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Heritage Christian Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Garland Christian Academy beat Lucas Christian Academy 40-36.
Meanwhile, Heritage Christian put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Lakehill Prep 62-0 at home. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Heritage Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 324 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Heritage Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Reid Williamson and Isaiah Haessig.
Garland Christian Academy's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Heritage Christian, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Garland Christian Academy was dealt a bruising 68-20 defeat at the hands of Heritage Christian when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Haessig, who picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that Garland Christian Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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