Two dominant signal callers in Jett Goldsberry and Zach Foster are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Heritage Hills Patriots will face off against the Gibson Southern Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gibson Southern is hoping to do what Washington couldn't on Friday: put an end to Heritage Hills' winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Heritage Hills breezed by Washington at home to the tune of 42-0. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Hatchets are ranked 163rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Goldsberry was his usual excellent self, throwing for 133 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 61 yards and a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up 0.5 sacks, making five total tackles, and defending a pass. Tyler Ruxer was Goldsberry's top target, picking up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Heritage Hills was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 211 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 191 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Heritage Hills' defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Hayden Coop was especially locked on to Washington's QB and sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Gibson Southern entered their tilt with Boonville on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They claimed a resounding 42-14 win over the Pioneers on the road. With the Titans ahead 34-7 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Heritage Hills' victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Gibson Southern, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Heritage Hills against Gibson Southern when the teams last played back in September, as the squad secured a 28-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Heritage Hills since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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