The Flour Bluff Hornets will head out to challenge the Southwest Dragons at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Flour Bluff will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Flour Bluff is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 57-56 win over Pieper.
Jayden Paluseo was his usual excellent self, throwing for 437 yards and five touchdowns, while also rushing for 132 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 306.2 passing yards per game. A healthy portion of Paluseo's aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Andre Mimms, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Flour Bluff wouldn't let Pieper keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Flour Bluff can thank Tristan Wilson and Beau Williams for forcing both of them. Wilson has been hot , having also posted six or more total tackles the last five times he's played. Landon Green was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Southwest put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against Corpus Christi Veterans Memorial by a score of 30-20.
Southwest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Aazeryuan Voss, Romeo Castillo, and Elijah Martinez picked up one apiece. Southwest got some further help from Tyson Deen: he forced a fumble, made 14 total tackles, and defended a pass.
Southwest pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.8 points per game. As for Flour Bluff, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Saturday's game: Flour Bluff has been excellent in the air this season, having averaged 298.5 passing yards per game. It's a different story for Southwest, though, as they've been averaging only 152.1. How will they fare against such a dominant passing game?
Flour Bluff strolled past Southwest when the teams last played back in November of 2018 by a score of 35-21. Does Flour Bluff have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southwest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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