Football Preview: Van Alstyne Panthers vs. Farmersville Farmers
Van Alstyne is 6-0 against Farmersville since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Van Alstyne Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Farmersville Farmers at 7:00 p.m. Van Alstyne knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Farmersville likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Van Alstyne took their match at home with ease, bagging a 48-11 win over Gainesville. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 349th, while the Leopards are ranked 802nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Farmersville had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They snuck past the Foxes with a 29-23 victory.
Van Alstyne now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Farmersville, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Van Alstyne was able to grind out a solid victory over Farmersville when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 27-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Van Alstyne since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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