Football Preview: Austin Panthers vs. Irvin Rockets
The Austin Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Irvin Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Austin is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Austin will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 28) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Clint , sneaking past 24-22.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Oscar Flores and he. Flores rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns. Sal Duarte showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 54 yards.
Austin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 320 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Austin wouldn't let Clint keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Austin can thank Tarius Walker and Joel Castaneda for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Irvin waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They managed a 27-21 win over the Lobos.
Irvin got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Dallas Medina out in front who threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. 80 of those passing yards were hauled in by Michael Salazar, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Irvin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Marco Iniquez and Salazar. Iniquez is also crushing it when it comes to defended passes: he's defended at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Irvin got some further help from Julian Medina: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made six total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Austin's record now sits at 5-1. As for Irvin, their record now sits at 4-2.
Austin beat Irvin 23-13 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Will Austin repeat their success, or does Irvin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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