Amherst County is 2-8 against Heritage since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Amherst County Lancers will welcome the Heritage Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Amherst County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 69-0 win over Harrisonburg at home. With that victory, the Lancers brought their scoring average up to 30.6 points per game.
Devonte Wade continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Tres Liggon was another key player, rushing for 66 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Amherst County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 480 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 185 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Amherst County wouldn't let Harrisonburg keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Amherst County can thank Slade Shaner and Gideon Thomas for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Heritage, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They strolled past Northside with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 31-13. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Vikings are ranked 124th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Amherst County's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-2. As for Heritage, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Amherst County came up short against Heritage in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 16-6. Will Amherst County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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