The Wylie Bulldogs will head out to square off against the Memorial Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wylie is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Wylie is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Palo Duro for the full four quarters, racking up a 70-28 win at home. With the Bulldogs ahead 35-12 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Memorial came tearing into last Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Dons with points to spare, taking the game 44-27. That's two games straight that the Mavericks have won by exactly 17 points.
Memorial got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Eric Powell out in front who rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Kenji Johnson was another key rusher, rushing for 184 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Memorial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 343 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Wylie's record is now 5-1. As for Memorial, their record now sits at an identical 5-1.
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