Football Preview: Ball Tornadoes vs. Lufkin Panthers
The Ball Tornadoes will square off against the Lufkin Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Ball will head into Friday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a two-point loss in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against West Brook on Friday. Ball was the clear victor by a 27-7 margin over West Brook. Given the Tornadoes' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Bruins are ranked 345th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Ball's win came down to the chemistry between Kyden Barker and his top target Juwaan Woodbury. Barker threw for 306 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt while Woodbury picked up 179 receiving yards and a touchdown. Woodbury showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 54 yards.
Meanwhile, Lufkin waltzed into their match on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Timberwolves 42-7.
Ball pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 42.4 points. As for Lufkin, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
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