Two dominant signal callers in Calvin Harris and Robert Pineda are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sharyland Rattlers will challenge the Los Fresnos Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Sharyland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Mercedes 56-40 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rattlers.
It was another big night for Harris, who threw for 406 yards and six touchdowns while completing 73% of his passes, and also rushed for 171 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. A healthy portion of that aerial production (215 yards to be exact) went to Francisco Gomez, who also brought in three receiving touchdowns.
Sharyland wouldn't let Mercedes keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sharyland can thank Diego Mendoza and Alex Guzman for forcing both of them. Mendoza also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sharyland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Los Fresnos made easy work of Edinburg on Thursday and carried off a 38-14 win. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Pineda continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 123 yards and four touchdowns, while also throwing for 151 yards on 13 of 21 attempts. Tyler Stachowiak also helped out as he racked up 108 rushing yards.
Sharyland now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Los Fresnos, their record now sits at 4-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Sharyland has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 285.2 passing yards per game. Los Fresnos, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 199.8 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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