The North Side Steers will venture away from home to square off against the Polytechnic Parrots at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for North Side and eight for Polytechnic dating back to last season.
On Friday, North Side was beaten by Chisholm Trail 68-6. While losing is never fun, the Steers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 972nd, while the Rangers are ranked 456th).
Even if they lost, North Side's defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Leading the way was Dallas Austin with two.
Meanwhile, Polytechnic scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They were dealt a 66-20 loss at the hands of Paschal.
Polytechnic's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for North Side, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
North Side couldn't quite finish off Polytechnic in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 and fell 21-18. Thankfully for the Steers, Saidi Wasaidi (who rushed for 261 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 9.7 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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