Football Preview: Skyline Raiders vs. Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes
Skyline hasn't had much luck against Duncanville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Skyline Raiders will host the Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes at 7:00 p.m. Skyline's defense has only allowed 17.2 points per game this season, so Duncanville's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Skyline's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Cedar Hill offense got past them. The match between Skyline and Cedar Hill wasn't particularly close, with Skyline falling 34-15. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Longhorns are ranked 49th).
Despite the defeat, Skyline got top-tier performance from Tramell Minter, who rushed for 183 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. That's the most rushing yards Minter has posted since back in September of 2023.
Even though they lost, Skyline was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 255 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Duncanville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Waxahachie as Duncanville made off with a 41-17 win. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Panthers and Pantherettes just coasted through the last quarter.
Keelon Russell had an outrageously good game as he threw for 351 yards and six touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 39 yards. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. A healthy portion of that aerial production (86 yards to be exact) went to Trenton Yancey.
Skyline's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Duncanville, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Skyline was taken down by Duncanville 49-3 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Skyline, Caden Durham (who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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