Football Preview: Memorial Mustangs vs. Jersey Village Falcons
The Memorial Mustangs will face off against the Jersey Village Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Thursday, everything came up roses for Memorial against Northbrook as the squad secured a 33-3 win. That 30 point margin sets a new team best for the Mustangs this season.
Among those leading the charge was Austin Alpe, who rushed for 20 yards and two touchdowns.
Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 80.8 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four games they've averaged 162.5.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Jersey Village, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against Cypress Ridge by a score of 37-24 on Friday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Falcons' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-5 record this season. As for Jersey Village, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5.
Everything went Memorial's way against Jersey Village in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as Memorial made off with a 41-18 win. Will Memorial repeat their success, or does Jersey Village have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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