After three games on the road, Alice is heading back home. They will host the Sharyland Rattlers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Alice beats Sharyland with 28 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Alice blew past Pioneer, posting a 28-0 victory on the road. That 28 point margin sets a new team best for the Coyotes this season.
Lucian Cruz was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 60 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 216 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (120 yards to be exact) went to Collin Tsesmelis.
Meanwhile, Sharyland beat Mission Veterans Memorial 30-20 on Thursday.
A big part of Sharyland's win came down to the chemistry between Calvin Harris and his top target Bruno Cavazos. Harris rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown while Cavazos picked up 103 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Alice now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Sharyland, they now also have a winning record of 4-3.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Alice has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 165.7 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Sharyland has preferred to attack from the air: they average 289.1 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Alice skirted past Sharyland 42-39 in their previous meeting back in November of 2017. Does Alice have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sharyland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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