Sachse proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 28) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Wylie East Raiders 19-17. The win was familiar territory for the Mustangs who have now won five matchups in a row.
Brendon Haygood continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 180 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 138 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Sachse was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 201 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Sachse wouldn't let Wylie East keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Sachse can thank Jaden Smith and Walker Williams for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Wylie East's side was Sean Davault, who made ten total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Wylie East lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Howard Fisher IV, who rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 271 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (104 yards to be exact) went to Amarean Porter.
Sachse's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Wylie East, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1.
Sachse has already played their next contest, a 63-7 win against North Garland on the 11th. As for Wylie East, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 77-7 victory against South Garland on the 11th.
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