West Mesquite is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Creekview is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The West Mesquite Wranglers will host the Creekview Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Creekview's offense is going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: West Mesquite hadn't allowed a single point the last three times they've hit the field. West Mesquite breezed by Adams on the road to the tune of 48-0 last Thursday. The Wranglers' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Meanwhile, Creekview never let their opponents score on Thursday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 45-0 victory over Adams. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 376th, while the Cougars are ranked 1079th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Creekview got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Dre Richardson out in front who rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Another pass catcher making a difference was Calvin Shelton, who picked up 48 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Creekview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Adams only rushed for 37.
West Mesquite's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Creekview, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
West Mesquite strolled past Creekview when the teams last played back in November of 2014 by a score of 34-20. Will West Mesquite repeat their success, or does Creekview have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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