Football Preview: Caddo Mills Foxes vs. Van Alstyne Panthers
The Caddo Mills Foxes will square off against the Van Alstyne Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Two weeks ago, Caddo Mills took their matchup with ease, bagging a 43-10 victory over Bonham. Given the Foxes' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 470th, while the Warriors are ranked 1002nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Alfonso Gonzales, who threw for 287 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. 85 of Gonzales' passing yards were hauled in by Tristan Hardwell.
Caddo Mills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Logan Heath, Alex Tovar, and Julian Martinez picked up one apiece. Martinez is also crushing it when it comes to defended passes: he's defended at least one every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Van Alstyne came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Warriors, posting a 54-7 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 37 points or more this season.
Van Alstyne's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.7 points per game. As for Caddo Mills, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
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