Football Preview: Aransas Pass Panthers vs. Odem Owls
The Aransas Pass Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Odem Owls at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Aransas Pass had to suffer through a 48-20 loss at the hands of Ingleside. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 1047th, while the Mustangs are ranked 512th).
Despite the defeat, Aransas Pass saw an underclassman step up: Jerry Longoria threw for 210 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown. A healthy portion of that aerial production (91 yards to be exact) went to Ladanian Gonzalez.
Meanwhile, Odem got themselves on the board against Falfurrias on Friday, but Falfurrias never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 34-0 win over the Fightin' Jerseys on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Owls.
John Hinojosa went supernova for Odem, rushing for 119 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Aransas Pass' loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Odem, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
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