The matchup between Heritage and South Gwinnett on Thursday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Patriots were beaten by the Comets 47-14. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Comets are ranked 75th).
Despite the loss, Heritage still got an impressive performance from Joshua Taylor, who rushed for 156 yards while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. Taylor's longest rush was for an incredible 84 yards.
Heritage dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for South Gwinnett, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-2.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Heritage will square off against rival Newton at 7:30 p.m. on the 17th. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Taylor and Kevin Hartsfield. Meanwhile, South Gwinnett is set to challenge their familiar foe Archer at 7:30 p.m. on the 17th.
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