Memorial extended their winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Austin Alpe. The Memorial Mustangs came out on top against the Jersey Village Falcons by a score of 24-14 on Thursday thanks in part to Alpe, who rushed for 72 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 120 yards and a touchdown. Those 72 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Another player making a difference was Isaac Richardson, who picked up two sacks and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss). He is becoming a predictor of Memorial's success: when he posts at least four total tackles the team is 2-1 (and 2-4 when he doesn't).
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Memorial's defense and their seven sacks. Leading the way was Richardson with two.
When it comes to explaining why Jersey Village lost, don't look at Brock Nichols. Despite the final result, he rushed for 34 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 182 yards on nine of 28 attempts. 111 of Nichols' passing yards were hauled in by Jayden Bingham.
Memorial has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Jersey Village, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Memorial will venture away from home to take on Stratford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Stratford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 45.4 points per game this season. As for Jersey Village, they will host Cypress Creek at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cypress Creek is coming into the matchup with four straight wins on the road, so Jersey Village will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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