Football Preview: Ennis Mustangs vs. Park City Panthers
The Ennis Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Park City Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Ennis focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five on Friday.
Ennis is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Montana's top teams: Manhattan Christian, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Ennis was ranked 25th). Ennis lost 44-24 to Manhattan Christian. That makes it the first time this season the Mustangs have let down their home crowd.
Although Ennis took the loss, they still got scores from Malachi Lewis and John Hostetler.
Ennis didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Lewis.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Park City). They claimed a resounding 82-8 victory over St. Labre Indian Catholic at home. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their eight-point performance the game before.
Ennis' defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-3. As for Park City, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Ennis might still be hurting after the 44-20 loss they got from Park City in their previous matchup back in September of 2021. Can Ennis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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