Football Preview: Fairbanks Panthers vs. West Liberty-Salem Tigers
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on the West Liberty-Salem Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Fairbanks sitting on four straight wins and West Liberty-Salem on six.
Fairbanks is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 69-35 victory over West Jefferson. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 34 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, West Liberty-Salem was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Triad 49-8 on the road. Considering the Tigers have won six contests by more than 26 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Fairbanks pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for West Liberty-Salem, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Fairbanks took a serious blow against West Liberty-Salem in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 55-0. Thankfully for Fairbanks, Gabe Mcgill (who rushed for 169 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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