Two dominant signal callers in Kevin Sperry and Angelo Renda are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Guyer Wildcats will challenge the Southlake Carroll Dragons at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Guyer sitting on four straight wins and Southlake Carroll on 13.
Guyer is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Crowley 44-7. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won six matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Sperry, who rushed for 194 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 81 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Sterling Schneider was in the mix as well, providing Guyer with two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Guyer's defense and their five sacks. Zane Rowe was especially locked on to Crowley's QB and sacked him twice. Owen Whistler was another major factor on D, forcing a fumble, making nine total tackles (1.0 for loss), and defending two passes.
Guyer was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 262 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Southlake Carroll beat Hebron 42-37 on Friday.
Renda was his usual excellent self, rushing for 103 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 304 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Brock Boyd was Renda's top target, picking up 227 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Southlake Carroll pushed their record up to 13-0 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.4 points per game. As for Guyer, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Saturday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Guyer has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 198.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Southlake Carroll struggles in that department as they've been averaging 215.1. It's looking like Saturday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Guyer's way against Southlake Carroll when the teams last played back in December of 2022, as Guyer made off with a 45-21 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Southlake Carroll's Owen Allen, who rushed for 149 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Guyer to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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