The Oakland Patriots will challenge the Houston Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Oakland comes in on five and Houston on eight.
Oakland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 21-13 win over Maryville.
Meanwhile, Houston faced Ravenwood in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Houston skirted past Ravenwood 24-21.
Chandler Day continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 119 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 45 yards. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September.
Houston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
Houston's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.8 points per game. As for Oakland, their win bumped their record up to 13-1.
Oakland ended up a good deal behind Houston when the teams last played back in December of 2023, losing 24-9. Can Oakland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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