Two dominant backs in Jaesean Debouse and Dylan Ray are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Andrews Mustangs will host the Randall Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Andrews sitting on four straight wins and Randall on three.
Andrews is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They strolled past Burnet with points to spare, taking the game 35-21.
Debouse continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 125 yards and three touchdowns. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Andrews was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in 23 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Randall). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Ysleta 71-27. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won seven matchups by 24 points or more so far this season.
Randall got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ray out in front who rushed for 181 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Ray's longest rush was for an incredible 85 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaiden Miller, who picked up 134 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Randall pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.9 points per game. As for Andrews, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Thursday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Andrews has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 341.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Randall struggles in that department as they've been averaging 243.9. It's looking like Thursday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Andrews beat Randall 32-21 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Will Andrews repeat their success, or does Randall have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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