Richardson hasn't had much luck against Pearce recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Richardson Eagles will be playing at home against the Pearce Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Pearce is hoping to do what Nimitz couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Richardson's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Richardson blew past Nimitz, posting a 33-0 win on the road. Considering the Eagles have won three matches by more than 32 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pearce). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Irving 63-27 at home. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while the Tigers are ranked 832nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pearce to victory, but perhaps none more so than Blake Bates, who rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. Andrew Casagrande was another key rusher, rushing for 116 yards and two touchdowns.
Richardson's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Pearce, they pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Richardson suffered a grim 29-9 defeat to Pearce in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pearce's Presley Harper, who threw for 249 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Richardson knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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