Football Preview: Temple Wildcats vs. Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes
Two dominant signal callers in Champ Mayo and Keelon Russell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Temple Wildcats will face off against the Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Temple is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Temple is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Harker Heights just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They received a blow as they fell 31-14 to the Knights. The matchup marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Although Temple took the loss, they still got scores from Houston Martin and Cavalli Nealy.
Temple didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jason Bradford and Martin. Martin is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played. Temple got some further help from Lezlie Jackson: he made 17 total tackles and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Duncanville put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Cedar Hill 48-6. The Panthers and Pantherettes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by 22 points or more this season.
Duncanville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Russell, who threw for 201 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaqualon Armstrong, who rushed for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
Duncanville's win bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Temple, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
