Football Preview: West Henderson Falcons vs. Franklin Panthers
The West Henderson Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Franklin Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as West Henderson comes in on three and Franklin on six.
West Henderson will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Tuscola, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. West Henderson had just enough and edged Tuscola out 20-17. That's two games straight that the Falcons have won by exactly three points.
The critical scores for West Henderson came from Zane Mccraw, Cade Young, and Da'Zion Murray.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to West Henderson's defense and their five sacks. Tyler Nash was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself.
Meanwhile, Franklin didn't have too much trouble with Tuscola on the road on Tuesday as they won 35-21.
Franklin can attribute much of their success to Anderson Terrell, who threw for 260 yards and two touchdowns, and Addix Sutton, who gained 143 total yards and two touchdowns. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 60 yards.
Franklin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aiden Pitts and Aiden Sizemore.
West Henderson's win bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Franklin, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Everything came up roses for West Henderson against Franklin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 41-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Henderson since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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