The Heritage Eagles will square off against the Columbine Rebels at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Heritage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Douglas County, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Heritage was ranked 15th). Heritage fell just short of Douglas County by a score of 27-24 on Wednesday. Despite 84 more yards than the Huskies, the Eagles couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Heritage might have lost, but man, Abby Nichols was a machine: she threw for 349 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.5% of her passes, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown. Claire Wojceiechowski was Nichols' top target, picking up 152 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Columbine has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 17.3 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Wednesday. They took a blow against Arvada West, falling 39-6.
Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Columbine, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
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