North Shore has gone 8-0 against King recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The North Shore Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the King Panthers at 7:00 p.m. North Shore is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
North Shore's upcoming match probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Atascocita, who was ranked 19th at the time (North Shore was ranked seventh). North Shore snuck past Atascocita with a 27-23 win on Friday. The 27-point effort marked the Mustangs' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Kaleb Bailey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 129 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 123 yards while completing 73.3% of his passes. Those 129 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was D?Andre Hardeman Jr., who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown.
North Shore was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, King was just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 21-20 to Kingwood. Despite 151 more yards than the Mustangs, the Panthers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
King wouldn't let Kingwood keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. King can thank Christopher Albright and Javienx Mouton for forcing both of them. Mouton also made four total tackles, which is notable because King is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 2-3 otherwise. Another thorn in Kingwood's side was Dominick Toulon, who picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
North Shore pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for King, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. North Shore has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 195.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like King struggles in that department as they've been averaging 227.4. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for North Shore against King in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-6 win. Will North Shore repeat their success, or does King have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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