The Collierville Dragons will square off against the Houston Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Houston is hoping to do what Whitehaven couldn't on Friday: put an end to Collierville's winning streak, which now stands at nine games. Collierville was the clear victor by a 27-6 margin over Whitehaven.
Meanwhile, Houston never let their opponents score on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 41-0 win over White Station. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Spartans are ranked 161st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chandler Day and Marcelles Davis were among the main playmakers for Houston as the former threw for 129 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes and the latter rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns. Houston is undefeated when Day posts three or more passing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Collierville's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Houston, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
Collierville was dealt a bruising 40-7 defeat at the hands of Houston in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Day, who threw for 235 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Now that Collierville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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