The Argyle Eagles will be playing at home against the Emerson Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Emerson is hoping to do what The Colony couldn't on Friday: put an end to Argyle's winning streak, which now stands at nine games. Argyle blew past The Colony, posting a 37-6 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Cougars are ranked 312th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Argyle to victory, but perhaps none more so than Watson Bell, who rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Bell has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Maguire Gasperson, who rushed for 47 yards and a touchdown.
Argyle 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 170 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Emerson). They blew past Independence 63-7 two weeks ago. With the Mavericks ahead 42-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in DJ Shelton and Logan Murindagomo. Shelton had a great game and threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. Meanwhile, Murindagomo was balling out in the loss, rushing for 128 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries.
Emerson wouldn't let Independence keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Emerson can thank Ryan Daniel and Agape Lawrence for forcing both of them. Lawrence has been hot , having also posted six or more total tackles the last five times he's played. Emerson got some further help from Jaxon Cannida: he picked up 2.5 sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Argyle's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.6 points per game. As for Emerson, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Argyle has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 199.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Emerson struggles in that department as they've been averaging 166.9. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Argyle beat Emerson 41-34 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Does Argyle have another victory up their sleeve, or will Emerson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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