Sachse has gone 8-2 against Naaman Forest recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Sachse Mustangs will challenge the Naaman Forest Rangers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Naaman Forest is hoping to do what South Garland couldn't on Friday: put an end to Sachse's winning streak, which now stands at seven games. Sachse simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat South Garland 55-21. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Titans are ranked 625th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brendon Haygood continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 380 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 21.1 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 99-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Dirk Williams Jr., who rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown.
Sachse was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 471 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Naaman Forest). They blew past North Garland 53-13 on Friday. With that victory, the Rangers brought their scoring average up to 28.8 points per game.
It was another big night for DeAngelo Perales, who threw for 271 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes. Derrick Obi helped Perales out on the ground, rushing for 125 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
Another reason for the win was Naaman Forest's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. In that department, Nehemiah Bradley was the leader with two. He also made six total tackles, which is notable because Naaman Forest is undefeated when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-4 otherwise.
Sachse's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Naaman Forest, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Thursday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Sachse has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 263.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Naaman Forest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 214.6. It's looking like Thursday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Sachse against Naaman Forest in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the team secured a 49-14 win. In that matchup, Sachse amassed a halftime lead of 35-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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