Football Preview: North Mesquite Stallions vs. White Longhorns
The North Mesquite Stallions will square off against the White Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Two weeks ago, North Mesquite came up short against Molina and fell 50-40.
North Mesquite's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Julien Simpson, who gained 200 total yards and three touchdowns, and Terrance Collins, who rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Simpson a new career-high in rushing yards (177).
Even though they lost, North Mesquite was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, White got the win against Molina on Friday by a conclusive 35-14. The result was nothing new for the Longhorns, who have now won six matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
North Mesquite dropped their record down to 2-6 with the loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for White, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
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