Football Preview: Overton Mustangs vs. Mt. Enterprise Wildcats
Overton and Mt. Enterprise are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Overton Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Mt. Enterprise Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Overton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.9 points per game this season.
Overton took a loss when they played away from home on October 11th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Alto 58-34. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won five contests by 24 points or more so far this season.
Bryce Still continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 124 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 198 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of Still's aerial production (98 yards to be exact) went to Rylan Holleman.
Overton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, a win for Mt. Enterprise just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Lovelady, falling 52-22. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Mt. Enterprise might have lost, but man, Aadin Alsup was a machine: he rushed for 204 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Alsup also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making eight total tackles.
Overton pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Mt. Enterprise, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 6-2.
Overton didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Mt. Enterprise in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 35-30 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mt. Enterprise's Kaegan Ash, who rushed for 253 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Overton still be able to contain Ash? There's only one way to find out.
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