Football Preview: Mission Eagles vs. Sharyland Rattlers
The Mission Eagles will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Sharyland Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Mission is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since September 1, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Weslaco East by a score of 34-31.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sharyland, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against Hanna on Friday as Sharyland made off with a 35-14 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Rattlers as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Calvin Harris had a dynamite game for Sharyland, throwing for 290 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 14.5 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 53 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sharyland was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 413 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hanna only gained 224.
Mission's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Sharyland, their victory ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1.
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