Football Preview: Mathis Pirates vs. Aransas Pass Panthers
Mathis is 6-1 against Aransas Pass since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mathis Pirates will venture away from home to square off against the Aransas Pass Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Mathis will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played two weeks ago but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They came up short against Orange Grove, falling 38-13. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Aransas Pass was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a blow against Goliad, falling 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1027th, while the Tigers are ranked 263rd).
Aransas Pass' defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Mathis, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Mathis took their victory against Aransas Pass when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 22-0. Will Mathis repeat their success, or does Aransas Pass have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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