The Atascocita Eagles are 4-0, and looking to continue their winning ways. Their opponents this week? Just a little team by the name of Galena Park North Shore, one of the most prolific programs in Texas.
North Shore isn’t having a bad year either. They’re 4-1, and their only loss on the year has come to a dominating Manvel squad. Since then, they’ve outscored their opponents by an average of 40.333 points to 6.333. Any questions about the Mustangs that anyone had as a result of their loss to 5A Manvel should’ve been erased after the past three games.
There are other good teams in 21-6A, but none quite as good as these two teams. It’ll be more than a solid matchup, as both of these teams seem well balanced in the ways that they attack teams.
Atascocita’s defense has only given up more than seven points one time-in a matchup against a very good La Porte team. North Shore is putting up similar numbers, but have played some stronger offenses, leaving their totals much higher.
The offenses have put up fairly similar numbers too. North Shore was only really shut down by Manvel, and Atascocita was held to 14 in a matchup with Dekaney.
Ultimately, this one will feature a lot of defense. There’ll be some offense in it, yes, but this one is going to come down to who stops the other most often. We don’t know if we should expect a very low-scoring game, but the defenses will definitely decide who takes this W home to the bank.
The winner of this game will almost certainly be the new favorite in 21-6A. Many other teams will challenge for the title, but it’ll be difficult to stop the momentum of the winner of this one. Either way, the two teams will have a difficult time the further they get into the playoffs with good teams like Katy, Dickinson, and Alief Taylor waiting for them.
