Football Preview: Maize Eagles vs. Derby Panthers
The Maize Eagles will head out to take on the Derby Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maize has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight losses, while Derby will come in with three straight wins.
Maize's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Hutchinson on Friday. They lost 21-0 to the Salthawks. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Eagles have suffered against the Salthawks since October 21, 2016.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Derby on the road against South on Friday as the team secured a 59-7 victory. With the Panthers ahead 51-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Derby found their leader in underclassman Milan Colvin, who picked up two sacks and made five total tackles (4.0 for loss). Da?Saahn Brame also helped with two touchdowns in total.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Derby's defense and their four sacks. South's QB won't forget Colvin anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Colvin is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Maize's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Derby, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Maize lost to Derby on the road by a decisive 35-21 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Maize avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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