On Friday, October 11, 2024, the Friendswood Mustangs hosted the Angleton Wildcats at Henry Winston Stadium. Many people believed that they knew what the outcome of the game would be before the game started. Unfortunately, it seemed like many of those people were on the home sidelines. There were enough people on the Friendswood sidelines who believed that they could win to keep the score closer than others expected.
Friendswood had multiple opportunities to increase the number on their side of the scoreboard, but just couldn't finish the plays. Once again, I was surprised to see that the coaches chose to leave Butler in for the entire game. He is still sporting a wrap that looks like a compression sleeve on his leg and is moving with a limp. That being said, he can still throw and scan scramble for short distances.
In order to make the playoffs this year, Friendswood needs to win out for the regular season. Looking at the schedule, it looks very possible. There is only one team left on the schedule that I am not familiar with, but if what I've heard about that team is correct, Friendswood has made it through the most difficult part of their regular season schedule. Even if that is all true, the O-line has got to get better at protecting the QB. Whether the QB is Butler, Randall, Brister, or someone else, they have to find a way to give the receivers time to get into position for the QB to make the throw. If not, we will continue to see Friendswood with low score totals. The Mustangs also need to continue to work on the speed of the defensive backs. We have 2 this year who have some speed, but they don't have enough and 2 is not enough. We may be able to get through the rest of the season with our current speed, but that won't be enough to be successful in the playoffs. I would also hope that the defense is playing catch with the QBs just like the receivers. They should be doing everything that can to increase their versatility on defense.
BOX SCORE | |||||
1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | FINAL | |
Angleton Wildcats | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Friendswood Mustangs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Despite the final score, and the needs of the team, there are some Mustangs who deserve attaboys for their efforts against Angleton. This week's attaboys go to Winters, Butler, Muecke, Ruffeno, Lee, Wilson, Sindelar, Ausbie, Cain, Molina, Allen, McElwain, Crow, Condon, Bateman, Vu, Petreyko, & Morris.
Next up for the Mustangs is the Pasadena Eagles. This will be the last Thursday game of the year for the Mustangs. Kickoff will be at 7pm at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Pasadena on Thursday, October 17. Be there or be 🟦
GO MUSTANGS!
Disclaimer: My football education is from attending high school football games for 45+ years and sitting between my dad and my grandpa for the first 12 of those years. I continue to learn more about the game and strategies every week. My vocabulary may be lacking, but I know what I see and describe it as best I can.
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