Football Recap: Waxahachie Indians vs. Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes
On Friday, Waxahachie faced Duncanville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Waxahachie Indians came up short against the Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes, falling 41-17. The Indians have struggled against the Panthers and Pantherettes recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Although Waxahachie took the loss, they still got scores from Wade Lemons and Nolan Barnard.
Keelon Russell had an outrageously good game for Duncanville as he threw for 351 yards and six touchdowns while completing 78.3% of his passes, and also rushed for 39 yards. Russell is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Waxahachie's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-2. As for Duncanville, the win (which was their tenth in a row dating back to last season) raised their record to 3-0.
Waxahachie will welcome DeSoto at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in DeSoto's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Duncanville, they will head out to take on Skyline at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Skyline's defense has only allowed 17.2 points per game this season, so Duncanville's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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