The Pearce Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the MacArthur Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pearce has three straight victories, MacArthur has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Pearce is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 64-41 margin over Richardson on Friday. Considering the Mustangs have won three games by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, MacArthur lost to Dallas Jesuit on the road by a 41-27 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 538th, while the Rangers are ranked 224th).
Despite their loss, MacArthur saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Brock Casas-Willis, who threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. Banner Nitcholas also helped out with an impressive 104 receiving yards.
MacArthur didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jordan Seworth and D?Mitri Frazelle Ii.
Pearce's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for MacArthur, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything went Pearce's way against MacArthur in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Pearce made off with a 39-18 victory. Will Pearce repeat their success, or does MacArthur have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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