There was early excitement for Mesquite after they claimed the first score on Friday, but it was Skyline who ended up claiming the real prize. The Mesquite Skeeters came up short against the Skyline Raiders, falling 38-15. While losing is never fun, the Skeeters can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Raiders are ranked 72nd).
Tyreke Cockroft had a dynamite game for Skyline, rushing for 121 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Cockroft's longest rush was for an impressive 58 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Tramell Minter was in the mix as well, providing Skyline with two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for Mesquite and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Skyline, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.
Mesquite is taking a road trip to challenge Lancaster at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Skyline, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Waxahachie at 7:00 p.m. Skyline is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
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