Football Preview: Medina Valley Panthers vs. United South Panthers
The Medina Valley Panthers will take on the United South Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Medina Valley is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering United just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 27-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Longhorns. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Longhorns 7-0 in the first quarter.
The losing side was boosted by Xavier Gonzalez, who rushed for 47 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Medina Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 238 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask United South). They blew past Del Rio 34-14 on Friday.
Medina Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for United South, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.
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