Football Preview: Haynesville Golden Tornado vs. General Trass Panthers
The Haynesville Golden Tornado will square off against the General Trass Panthers on Thursday. Haynesville will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Haynesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Welsh with points to spare, taking the game 30-15.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when General Trass duked it out withJeanerette on Friday. General Trass skirted past Jeanerette 36-34. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
A big part of General Trass' win came down to the chemistry between Ahmoniee Williams and his top target Anton Davis. Williams rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns while Davis gained 175 total yards and three touchdowns. Williams has become a key player for General Trass: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
General Trass didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as J'Bion Newson, Williams, and Amarea Reynolds picked up one apiece. Williams' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards. General Trass got some further help from Kevin Perkins: he picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
General Trass was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 420 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
General Trass is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 43.3 points per game. As for Haynesville, they pushed their record up to 13-0 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
Haynesville took their win against General Trass in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 48-22. In that contest, Haynesville amassed a halftime lead of 28-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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