The West Orange-Stark Mustangs will square off against the Sweeny Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
West Orange-Stark is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Hamshire-Fannett just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They took a hard 28-14 fall against the Longhorns. The Mustangs have struggled against the Longhorns recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 20-20 at halftime, Sweeny was not quite Wharton's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell 40-27 to the Tigers. The Bulldogs' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
West Orange-Stark's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-2. As for Sweeny, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Everything came up roses for West Orange-Stark against Sweeny in their previous meeting back in November of 2020, as the squad secured a 59-8 win. In that matchup, West Orange-Stark amassed a halftime lead of 38-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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