Football Preview: Pearce Mustangs vs. Lake Highlands Wildcats
Pearce is 1-9 against Lake Highlands since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Two weeks ago, Pearce came up short against Marcus and fell 31-20. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Marauders are ranked 87th).
Despite their loss, Pearce saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Andrew Casagrande, who rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, was perhaps the best of all. That's the most rushing yards Casagrande has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Presley Harper, who threw for 224 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Lake Highlands was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap two weeks ago as they fell 21-17 to Flower Mound.
Having lost for the first time this season, Pearce fell to 2-1. As for Lake Highlands, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Pearce took a serious blow against Lake Highlands when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 56-29. Can Pearce avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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