Football Preview: Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes vs. Horn Jaguars
The Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes are taking a road trip to take on the Horn Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Duncanville has 13 straight victories, Horn has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Duncanville was fully in charge, breezing past Lancaster 41-7 at home. The result was nothing new for the Panthers and Pantherettes, who have now won five contests by 22 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Duncanville's win came down to the chemistry between Keelon Russell and his top target Zach Turner. Russell threw for 252 yards and five touchdowns while Turner picked up 169 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Russell is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Horn just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 65-24 loss at the hands of DeSoto. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 275th, while the Eagles are ranked seventh).
Although Horn took the loss, they still got scores from Cedonyae Lott, Abu Kamara, and Jamari Andrews. The team also got some help courtesy of C.J. Daughtry, who threw for 264 yards and a touchdown.
Horn wouldn't let DeSoto keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Tristan Nobles, Ka'Majay Else, and Malachi Youngblood picked up one apiece. Horn got some further help from Kamryn Williams: he made 15 total tackles (2.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Duncanville's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Horn, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
The upcoming matchup will be a clash of competing strengths. Duncanville has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 371.5 passing yards per game. Horn, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 171 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Duncanville couldn't quite finish off Horn in their previous matchup back in September of 2015 and fell 44-41. Thankfully for Duncanville, Chris Robison (who threw for 373 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 50 yards) 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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