Football Recap: The Woodlands Highlanders vs. Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact The Woodlands can now relate to. They came up short against the Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes on Saturday, falling 42-20. The Highlanders' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Duncanville had a senior duo take command as Keelon Russell threw for 440 yards and six touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes and Dakorien Moore picked up 205 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Russell is now averaging an impressive 304.3 passing yards per game. A healthy portion of Russell's aerial production (135 yards to be exact) also went to Ayson Theus, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
The Woodlands' loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-2. As for Duncanville, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0.
The Woodlands does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Duncanville, they will challenge Bridgeland at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Duncanville's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last ten contests.
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