Atascocita hasn't had much luck against North Shore recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Atascocita Eagles will challenge the North Shore Mustangs at 2:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Atascocita is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They snuck past Fulshear with a 47-42 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Eagles who have now won five matchups in a row.
Atascocita relied on the efforts of Tory Blaylock, who rushed for 152 yards and five touchdowns on only ten carries, and Cardae Mack, who rushed for 230 yards while picking up 11.5 yards per carry. Blaylock's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Atascocita also got help from Cj Toney, who showed off his sure hands for 94 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, North Shore put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They enjoyed a cozy 42-28 victory over Katy. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked third, while the Tigers are ranked 29th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Shore got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kaleb Bailey out in front who threw for 281 yards and five touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 43 yards. Another player making a difference was D?Andre Hardeman Jr., who gained 131 total yards and two touchdowns.
North Shore's victory bumped their record up to 13-0. As for Atascocita, their win bumped their record up to 12-1.
Saturday's game will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Mack and Bailey. Mack just won't slow down this season and has thrown 18 touchdowns (and and only 3 picks) while averaging 127.9 passing yards per game. Bailey has been a dominant force too and has thrown 28 touchdowns while averaging 169.2 passing yards per game.
Atascocita came up short against North Shore when the teams last played back in October, falling 27-23. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bailey, who rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 123 yards while completing 73.3% of his passes. Now that Atascocita knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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