The North Shore Mustangs will take on the Westlake Chaparrals at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with North Shore sitting on 14 straight victories and Westlake on 11.
North Shore is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They breezed by Atascocita to the tune of 49-21. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by 25 points or more this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Kaleb Bailey and Cardae Mack. Bailey had a great game and rushed for 261 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Meanwhile, Mack was balling out in the loss, rushing for 98 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 201 yards on only 19 passes.
On Friday fans watched as two of the best teams in the nation hit the field. Westlake came out on top against Lake Travis by a score of 24-17.
Westlake's win came from a few key players North Shore will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Rees Wise, who threw for 180 yards and one touchdown on only 14 passes, and also rushed for 47 yards.
Westlake didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Elliott Schaper and George Jones Lll. Those two interceptions gave Schaper a new career-high.
North Shore's record is now 14-0. As for Westlake, their record is now 13-1.
Saturday's game might be decided in the on the ground. North Shore has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 184.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Westlake struggles in that department as they've been averaging 186.9 rushing yards. It's looking like Saturday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
North Shore was able to grind out a solid win over Westlake in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 23-14. Will North Shore repeat their success, or does Westlake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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