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| 09/05/25 - Home | 37-15 W |
| 09/06/24 - Away | 50-27 W |
| 09/01/23 - Home | 29-9 W |
| 09/02/22 - Away | 44-32 W |
| 10/15/21 - Away | 27-13 W |
| + 5 more games |
There's no place like home for Mesquite, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past the North Mesquite Stallions 37-15 on Friday. The Skeeters haven't had any issues with the Stallions recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Mesquite got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Darryl Collins out in front who rushed for 97 yards and two TDs on only 12 carries, and also picked up 36 receiving yards. Trysten Shaw also helped out with an impressive 108 receiving yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Mesquite was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Another reason for the win was Mesquite's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. That dominant display was truly a team effort as four different players picked up one apiece. They got some further help from Haven Garrett: he picked up a sack and made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss).
North Mesquite's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Terrance Collins, who rushed for 94 yards and one score, and Julien Simpson, who gained 75 total yards and a touchdown.
The victory got Mesquite back to even at 1-1. As for North Mesquite, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Coming up, Mesquite will face off against North Forney at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for North Mesquite, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 55-7 win against Adams on the 11th.
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