Football Preview: Sachse Mustangs vs. North Garland Raiders
Sachse is 10-0 against North Garland since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Sachse Mustangs will be staying on the road to face off against the North Garland Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Sachse's defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so North Garland's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Sachse will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 28) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 19-17 victory over Wylie East.
Brendon Haygood continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 180 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 138 rushing yards dating back to last season.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Sachse's defense and their three sacks. Xzavion Williams was especially locked on to Wylie East's QB and sacked him twice. Sean Davault was another major factor on D, making ten total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Sachse was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, North Garland was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Wylie East, falling 57-33. While losing is never fun, North Garland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 697th, while Wylie East is ranked 94th).
Sachse's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for North Garland, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Sachse against North Garland in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 56-19 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sachse since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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