Football Preview: Aransas Pass Panthers vs. Mathis Pirates
Aransas Pass is on an eight-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Mathis a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Aransas Pass Panthers will host the Mathis Pirates at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Aransas Pass' offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Goliad on Friday. They were beaten by the Tigers 49-0. 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 1027th, while the Tigers are ranked 263rd).
Meanwhile, a win for Mathis just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Orange Grove, falling 38-13.
Mathis now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Aransas Pass, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Aransas Pass might still be hurting after the 22-0 defeat they got from Mathis when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Aransas Pass, Arik Cuellar (who rushed for 133 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries) 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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