Wylie proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 27) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Naaman Forest Rangers 27-24. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Pirates also won the last time the pair played back in October of 2023.
Jagger Bale threw for 175 yards on 15 of 27 attempts.
Martaveion Sanders was his top target, picking up 55 receiving yards. On the ground,
Daylon Gordon rushed for 54 yards and a touchdown.
Naaman Forest's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Braylon Deal, who picked up 126 receiving yards and a touchdown, and DeAngelo Perales, who threw for 198 yards and a touchdown. Deal also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making ten total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
The win got Wylie back to even at 3-3. As for Naaman Forest, their defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3.
Wylie will welcome Rowlett at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Wylie is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.8 points per game this season. As for Naaman Forest, they and Lakeview Centennial are set to duel on Friday. Naaman Forest also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 26.2 points per game.
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