Football Preview: Wylie East Raiders vs. Rowlett Eagles
The Wylie East Raiders will face off against the Rowlett Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wylie East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 45.4 points per game this season.
Wylie East and Naaman Forest met for a duel on Friday where Wylie East prevailed. Wylie East blew past Naaman Forest, posting a 49-19 victory on the road. Considering the Raiders have won five games by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Howard Fisher IV and DeAngelo Perales. Fisher IV had a great game and rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Perales was balling out in the loss, rushing for 68 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 145 yards and a touchdown.
Wylie East's defense made their presence known, laying out Perales. 4.5 times. Leading the way was Brysan Muller with two sacks. Wylie East got some further help from Rome Jeffers: he forced a fumble and made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Rowlett was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell to Lakeview Centennial 13-8.
Wylie East's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Rowlett, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Everything came up roses for Wylie East against Rowlett in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 49-8 victory. Does Wylie East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rowlett turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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