Two dominant signal callers in Matthew Fisher and Jett Goldsberry are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Evansville Memorial Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Heritage Hills Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Evansville Memorial is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Evansville Memorial is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 24-7 victory over Southridge. The 24-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Evansville Memorial's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Luke Ellspermann led the charge by picking up 27 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 45 yards. That's the most rushing yards Ellspermann has posted since back in November of 2023. Evansville Memorial also got a significant boost from Dylen Kendrick, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 86 yards.
Meanwhile, Heritage Hills entered their tilt with Vincennes Lincoln on Friday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Everything went their way against the Alices as they made off with a 34-14 win. Considering the Patriots have won nine contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hunter Meredith was his usual excellent self, rushing for 131 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making five total tackles and defending a pass. Goldsberry was another key player, rushing for 84 yards and a touchdown.
Heritage Hills pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.8 points per game. As for Evansville Memorial, their record now sits at 11-0.
Everything went Evansville Memorial's way against Heritage Hills when the teams last played back in October of 2017, as Evansville Memorial made off with a 41-21 win. Does Evansville Memorial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Heritage Hills turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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