Football Preview: Mabank Panthers vs. Chapel Hill Bulldogs
The Mabank Panthers will face off against the Chapel Hill Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Mabank: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Chapel Hill has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road also dating back to last season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Mabank faced off against Henderson on Friday. Mabank fell to Henderson 14-10. 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 773rd, while the Lions are ranked 179th).
Meanwhile, a win for Chapel Hill just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 42-7 defeat at the hands of Kilgore. The match marked Chapel Hill's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Mabank's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Chapel Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Mabank took a serious blow against Chapel Hill when the teams last played back in October of 2021, falling 50-22. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mabank was down 37-0.
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