The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles will challenge the Heritage Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Mountain Vista's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last eight contests.
Mountain Vista's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They breezed past Regis Jesuit to the tune of 55-0. Fans of the Golden Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, Heritage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 19-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rock Canyon.
Despite the defeat, Heritage saw an underclassman step up: freshman Adalie Seibel picked up 98 receiving yards and one score.
Even if they lost, Heritage's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Phoebe Hudson was especially locked on to Rock Canyon's QB and sacked her three times. Hudson is crushing it when it comes to sacks: she's posted at least one every time she's taken the field this season.
Mountain Vista's victory bumped their record up to 13-0. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Everything came up roses for Mountain Vista against Heritage when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 37-6 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Eagles' Abby Nichols, who rushed for 172 yards while picking up 10.8 yards per carry, and also threw for 187 yards and one TD. Now that she won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be easier for the Golden Eagles to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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