Football Preview: Panther Creek Panthers vs. Community Braves
Two dominant signal callers in Graylyn Fry and Koren Ewing are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Panther Creek Panthers will welcome the Community Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,029 yards in their previous games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Panther Creek faced off against Paris on Friday. Panther Creek narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Paris 38-35. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Panther Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Fry, who threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per attempt. Parker Ord was Fry's top target, picking up 134 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Community took a blow against Lake Dallas on Friday, falling 56-20. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 714th, while the Falcons are ranked 210th).
Despite the defeat, Community got top-tier performance from Carson Miller, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown. Ewing was another key player, having thrown for 263 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Community was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 325 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Panther Creek pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Community, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Panther Creek has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 266.7 passing yards per game. Community, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 242.4 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
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