The Wylie East Raiders are taking a road trip to square off against the Garland Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wylie East is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Wylie East's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Rowlett 49-0. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won six contests by 24 points or more so far this season.
Howard Fisher IV continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 311 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 40 yards and a touchdown. 111 of Fisher IV's passing yards were hauled in by King Baribe, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Wylie East's defense and their 5.5 sacks. Leading the way was Nash Chapman with four. Wylie East got some further help from Rome Jeffers: he picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Garland). They won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Lakeview Centennial 33-32. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Owls considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
Wylie East's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Garland, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Wylie East beat Garland 28-17 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Does Wylie East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Garland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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