Wylie East entered their contest against Sachse on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Wylie East Raiders fell just short of the Sachse Mustangs by a score of 19-17. The loss was the Raiders' first of the season.
Several Raiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Howard Fisher IV, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 271 yards and a touchdown. 104 of those passing yards were hauled in by Amarean Porter.
Wylie East didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Damon Vinson and Michael Henderson III. With that strong performance, Vinson is now averaging an impressive 1.2 interceptions per game. Another thorn in Sachse's side was Sean Berry, who picked up a sack, made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
It was another big night for Brendon Haygood, who rushed for 180 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry for Sachse. Haygood showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 56 yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Wylie East fell to 4-1. As for Sachse, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Wylie East wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 77-7 win against South Garland on the 11th. Sachse has also already played their next matchup, a 63-7 victory against North Garland on the 11th.
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