The Mitchell Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the Cypress Creek Coyotes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cypress Creek took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Mitchell, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Mitchell beat Northeast 25-20. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Corey Simms had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 164 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayden Thomas, who threw for 254 yards and two touchdowns.
Mitchell was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 449 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northeast only gained 293.
Mitchell's defense made their presence known, laying out Keatin Emener. six times. Dylan Leighton was especially locked on to Northeast's QB and sacked him twice. Leighton didn't just play on offense: he also picked up two sacks and made 13 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Cypress Creek was beaten by Land O' Lakes 49-13 on Friday. The Coyotes were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-6.
Cypress Creek might have lost, but man, Shaan Patel was a machine: he picked up 151 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Mitchell's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Cypress Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Mitchell against Cypress Creek in their previous matchup back in September of 2020 as the squad secured a 61-3 victory. In that contest, Mitchell amassed a halftime lead of 42-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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