The North Mesquite Stallions will face off against the Sunset Bison at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
North Mesquite is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Newman Smith on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. North Mesquite had to suffer through a 48-13 loss at the hands of Newman Smith. While losing is never fun, the Stallions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 724th, while the Trojans are ranked 325th).
Despite the defeat, North Mesquite saw an underclassman step up: Terrance Collins rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown. Those 97 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Collins.
Even though they lost, North Mesquite was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Sunset was beaten by Molina 44-8 on Friday.
North Mesquite's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Sunset, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
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