Football Preview: Tivy Antlers vs. Alamo Heights Mules
Tivy has won three straight games at home, while Alamo Heights has won three straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Tivy Antlers will welcome the Alamo Heights Mules at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Tivy was fully in charge, breezing past McCollum 55-20. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-7.
Peyton Bailey was his usual excellent self, throwing for 161 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 90 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another signal caller making a difference was Seth Shuler, who threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Alamo Heights). They really took it to McCollum for the full four quarters, racking up a 60-0 victory. Given the Mules' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Cowboys are ranked 824th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tivy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Alamo Heights, their win bumped their record up to 9-0.
Tivy took a serious blow against Alamo Heights in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, falling 64-27. Will Tivy have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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