If North Mesquite was feeling good fresh off their 49-6 takedown of Sunset last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The North Mesquite Stallions took a 50-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Molina Jaguars on Thursday.
North Mesquite's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Julien Simpson, who gained 200 total yards and three touchdowns, and Terrance Collins, who rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Collins a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, North Mesquite was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
North Mesquite dropped their record down to 2-6 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Molina, their win ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-5.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing White the next time they take the field. Molina will head out to face White at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while North Mesquite will host them at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st.
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