Football Preview: Collierville Dragons vs. Houston Mustangs
The Collierville Dragons will venture away from home to face off against the Houston Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Collierville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.1 points per game this season.
Collierville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Germantown onto the board and left with a 24-0 victory. The Dragons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
The critical scores for Collierville came from Tae Walden Jr, Emmanuel Palmer, and Marshall Smith Jr. Another player making a difference was Grant Troutman, who threw for 195 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes.
One reason for the win was Collierville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. In that department, Tristian Euell was the leader with two. He has been hot , having also posted six or more total tackles the last five times he's played.
Meanwhile, Houston faced Bartlett in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Houston came out on top against Bartlett by a score of 17-10. The win was familiar territory for the Mustangs who have now won six matches in a row.
Collierville pushed their record up to 11-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.6 points per game. As for Houston, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
Collierville came up short against Houston when the teams last played on November 1st, falling 17-13. Can Collierville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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