Football Preview: Tascosa Rebels vs. Permian Panthers
The Tascosa Rebels will head out to square off against the Permian Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tascosa is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Tascosa is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Lubbock-Cooper on Friday. They lost 27-7 to the Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 515th, while the Pirates are ranked 57th).
Meanwhile, Permian put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They snuck past Abilene with a 42-37 win.
Gavin Black was a one-man wrecking crew for Permian as he rushed for 177 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Black really tore up the turf during one magnificent 75-yard run. Jakob Garcia was another key player, throwing for 317 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Permian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 225 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Tascosa now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Permian, their record is now 3-0.
Tascosa was dealt a bruising 43-6 loss at the hands of Permian in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Tascosa, Issac Herrera (who rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries, and also caught a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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