Football Preview: Wylie East Raiders vs. Sachse Mustangs
The Wylie East Raiders will square off against the Sachse Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wylie East's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when North Garland offense got past them. Wylie East put the hurt on North Garland with a sharp 57-33 victory on Thursday. The win was just business as usual for Wylie East, who after four games remain undefeated this season.
It was another big night for Howard Fisher IV, who rushed for 65 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.5 yards per attempt. Amarean Porter was Fisher IV's top target, picking up 138 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wylie East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Sachse had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Patriots 35-7 on the road. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Patriots are ranked 377th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brendon Haygood was his usual excellent self, rushing for 161 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Dirk Williams Jr., who threw for 91 yards and three touchdowns.
Wylie East's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Sachse, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Wylie East has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 213.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Sachse struggles in that department as they've been averaging 223. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Wylie East came up short against Sachse in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 20-7. Can Wylie East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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