American Heritage is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Norland is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The American Heritage Patriots and the Norland Vikings are set to duel on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (American Heritage: 14.5, Norland: 11.8) so any points scored will be well earned.
American Heritage is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Dillard by a score of 24-14. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Panthers are ranked 82nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Byron Louis was his usual excellent self, rushing for 207 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 116 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Norland never let their opponents score on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 31-0 win over Archbishop McCarthy. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 26 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Ennio Yapoor, who threw for 259 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 76 yards. Terrence Honeywood was another key player, picking up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Norland is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.3 points per game. As for American Heritage, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Dia Bell and Yapoor. Bell just won't slow down this season and has thrown 29 touchdowns while averaging 236.1 passing yards per game. Yapoor has been a dominant force too and has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 264.1 passing yards per game.
American Heritage won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in October, slipping by Norland 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Yapoor, who rushed for 124 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 319 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will American Heritage still be able to contain Yapoor? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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