The Wylie Pirates are taking a road trip to take on the Wylie East Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Wylie comes in on five and Wylie East on four.
Last Friday, Wylie took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-14 victory over Lakeview Centennial. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Patriots are ranked 507th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Wylie East against Garland last Friday as the squad secured a 66-10 win. Considering the Raiders have won seven games by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Howard Fisher IV continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 117 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 196 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of Fisher IV's aerial production (94 yards to be exact) went to Amarean Porter, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Wylie East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 403 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Wylie East didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sean Berry and Jamal Olford. Another thorn in Garland's side was Brysan Muller, who picked up a sack, made ten total tackles, and defended a pass.
Wylie East's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.8 points per game. As for Wylie, their record now sits at 6-3.
Wylie was dealt a bruising 66-10 defeat at the hands of Wylie East in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Wylie was down 45-3.
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