The Sunset Bison are taking a road trip to take on the North Mesquite Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sunset took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 47-26 margin over Life Oak Cliff. The score was close at the half, but the Bison pulled away in the second half with 33 points.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely North Mesquite's strategy against Spruce on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that North Mesquite blew Spruce out of the water with a 57-24 final score. With the Stallions ahead 36-9 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Sunset is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.8 points over those games. As for North Mesquite, their victory bumped their record up to 17-15.
Sunset was able to grind out a solid win over North Mesquite in their previous meeting back in December of 2015, winning 50-42. Will Sunset repeat their success, or does North Mesquite have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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