The Memorial Mustangs will head out to square off against the Heights Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Memorial is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Stratford on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Memorial lost 42-21 to Stratford. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 468th, while the Spartans are ranked 218th).
Memorial's defeat came about despite a quality game from Austin Alpe, who threw for 144 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 74 yards on only ten carries. Those 74 rushing yards gave Alpe a new career-high.
Meanwhile, while Heights put up plenty of points on Saturday, the same can't be said for Westside. Heights took their matchup with ease, bagging a 55-0 victory over Westside. The contest marked the Bulldogs' most dominant win of the season.
Heights found their leader in sophomore Kobe Miles, who threw for 120 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 44 yards.
The victory (which was Heights' third in a row) raised their record to 7-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 45.0 points per game. As for Memorial, they moved to 4-6 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Memorial might still be hurting after the 42-20 defeat they got from Heights when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Memorial, Lamont Robins (who picked up 59 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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