Football Recap: Garland Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Nov 7, 2024, 8:09am

Football Recap: Garland Owls vs. Wylie East Raiders

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A victory for Garland 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 the Wylie East Raiders, falling 66-10. The defeat continues a trend for the Owls in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost three in a row.

Howard Fisher IV continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Wylie East, rushing for 117 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 196 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. The dominant performance gave Fisher IV a new career-high in rushing yards. Amarean Porter was Fisher IV's top target, picking up 94 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Garland now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Wylie East, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Garland will challenge North Garland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Garland is facing North Garland at the right time seeing as North Garland is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Wylie East, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wylie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wylie East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 47.4 points per game this season.

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