Dallas Jesuit is 7-0 against Pearce since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Dallas Jesuit Rangers will venture away from home to challenge the Pearce Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Dallas Jesuit is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-20 victory over Irving. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Tigers are ranked 923rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pearce was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 55-49 to Lake Highlands. The Mustangs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pearce might have lost, but man, Presley Harper was a machine: he threw for 439 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 34 yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Harper is now averaging an impressive 333.5 passing yards per game. Andrew Casagrande was another key player, gaining 141 total yards and three touchdowns.
The win got Dallas Jesuit back to even at 2-2. As for Pearce, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Dallas Jesuit came out on top in a nail-biter against Pearce in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, sneaking past 41-39. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Casagrande, who rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Dallas Jesuit still be able to contain Casagrande? There's only one way to find out.
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