On Friday, Houston faced Collierville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Houston Mustangs secured a 17-13 W over the Collierville Dragons. The victory was familiar territory for the Mustangs who have now won four contests in a row.
Houston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Houston didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Andre Allen, Khori Faulkner, and Owen Waggener picked up one apiece. Waggener also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Collierville lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being John Hampton, who rushed for 128 yards. Those 128 rushing yards gave Hampton a new career-high.
Houston's record now sits at 8-2. As for Collierville, the loss snapped their winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 9-1 record.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Houston has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Dickson County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Houston's defense has only allowed 14 points per game this season, so Dickson County's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Collierville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Rossview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rossview is coming into the game with five straight wins on the road, so Collierville will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
