The Houston Mustangs will take on the Oakland Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Houston comes in on eight and Oakland on five.
Houston is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Ravenwood 24-21.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Chandler Day and Maverick Chance. Day had a great game and threw for 119 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Chance was balling out in the loss, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 25 yards and a touchdown.
Houston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Oakland faced Maryville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Oakland walked away with a 21-13 victory over Maryville.
Houston pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.8 points per game. As for Oakland, their victory bumped their record up to 13-1.
Houston strolled past Oakland in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 24-9. Will Houston repeat their success, or does Oakland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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