Football Recap: Pearce Falls Despite Strong Effort from Presley Harper

By Team Reports Oct 6, 2024, 12:56pm

Football Recap: Pearce Mustangs vs. Lake Highlands Wildcats

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Pearce lost against Lake Highlands back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Pearce Mustangs took a 55-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lake Highlands Wildcats. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Despite the loss, Pearce still got an impressive performance from Presley Harper, who threw for 439 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 34 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Harper is now averaging an impressive 333.5 passing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Andrew Casagrande, who gained 141 total yards and three touchdowns.

Pearce's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Lake Highlands, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.

Pearce didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 48-42 win against Dallas Jesuit on the 4th. Lake Highlands has also already played their next contest, a 31-0 victory against MacArthur on the 3rd.

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