North Shore has gone 9-1 against Atascocita recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The North Shore Mustangs will challenge the Atascocita Eagles at 2:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with North Shore sitting on 13 straight victories and Atascocita on five.
North Shore is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Katy with points to spare, taking the game 42-28. North Shore's win was all the more impressive since the Tigers were averaging only 14.77 points allowed on the season.
North Shore's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaleb Bailey, who threw for 281 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 43 yards. D?Andre Hardeman Jr. handled things on the ground, rushing for 104 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Meanwhile, Atascocita didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Fulshear on Friday, but they still walked away with a 47-42 win.
Atascocita can attribute much of their success to Tory Blaylock, who rushed for 152 yards and five touchdowns on only ten carries, and Cardae Mack, who rushed for 230 yards while picking up 11.5 yards per carry. Mack's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 167 rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Cj Toney, who picked up 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
North Shore's record is now 13-0. As for Atascocita, their record now sits at 12-1.
Saturday's contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Bailey and Mack. Bailey just won't slow down this season and has thrown 28 touchdowns while averaging 169.2 passing yards per game. Mack has been a dominant force too and has thrown 18 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 127.9 passing yards per game.
North Shore didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Atascocita in their previous meeting back in October, but they still walked away with a 27-23 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mack, who rushed for 182 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 80 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will North Shore still be able to contain Mack? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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