The Houston Mustangs's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Collierville Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Houston: 13.1, Collierville: 7.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Houston is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 17-10 victory over Bartlett. The score was all tied up 3-3 at the break, but the Mustangs were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, while Collierville put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Germantown. Collierville was the clear victor by a 24-0 margin over Germantown. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won seven games by 21 points or more so far this season.
The critical scores for Collierville came from Tae Walden Jr, Emmanuel Palmer, and Marshall Smith Jr. Another player making a difference was Grant Troutman, who threw for 195 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes.
One reason for the win was Collierville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Tristian Euell was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Collierville's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.4 points. As for Houston, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Houston didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Collierville in their previous matchup on November 1st, but they still walked away with a 17-13 win. Will Houston repeat their success, or does Collierville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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