The Creekview Mustangs are taking a road trip to square off against the North Mesquite Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Creekview will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
While Creekview didn't have the best season last year (they finished 0-10), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They simply couldn't be stopped last Friday as they easily beat Molina 70-21 at home. The game marked the Mustangs' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Cason Garcia had a dynamite game for Creekview, throwing for 258 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 74 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Dre Richardson was another key player, gaining 122 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Creekview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 357 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, North Mesquite had to suffer through a 42-13 loss at the hands of West Mesquite. While losing is never fun, the Stallions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 701st, while the Wranglers are ranked 303rd).
Despite the loss, North Mesquite saw an underclassman step up: Terrance Collins rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown. Those 90 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Collins.
Creekview's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for North Mesquite, they dropped their record down to 1-3 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Creekview has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 270.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like North Mesquite struggles in that department as they've been averaging 242. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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