The Memorial Warriors are taking a road trip to face off against the Melissa Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Memorial was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 19-14 to Wilson. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Although Memorial took the loss, they still got scores from Thomas Fallon and Landon Diehl.
Memorial wouldn't let Wilson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Memorial can thank Jason White and Douglas Mccloud for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Wilson's side was Hunter Metcalf, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made nine total tackles (1.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Melissa on the road against Frisco on Thursday as the squad secured a 52-13 win. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Raccoons are ranked 250th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Melissa, they pushed their record up to 1-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Memorial took their win against Melissa in their previous meeting back in September of 2021 by a conclusive 58-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for Memorial since the team 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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