North Shore is 7-0 against Summer Creek since November of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The North Shore Mustangs will head out to square off against the Summer Creek Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Summer Creek is hoping to do what King couldn't on Friday: put an end to North Shore's winning streak, which now stands at nine games. North Shore blew past King, posting a 42-14 win. With the Mustangs ahead 28-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Kaleb Bailey was his usual excellent self, throwing for 279 yards and three touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Dorian Barnes, who picked up 151 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Summer Creek was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Kingwood 42-14. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Mustangs are ranked 111th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Blake Thomas, who threw for 255 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 30 yards. Benny Easter Jr. was another key player, picking up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Summer Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Chad Woodfork and Brandon Jones. Summer Creek got some further help from Jashaud Johnson: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Summer Creek pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.1 points per game. As for North Shore, their win bumped their record up to 9-0.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Bailey and Thomas. Bailey just won't slow down this season and has thrown 19 touchdowns while averaging 172.3 passing yards per game. Thomas has been a dominant force too and has thrown 26 touchdowns (and and only 2 pick) while averaging 220.1 passing yards per game.
North Shore beat Summer Creek 31-21 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Shore since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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