Football Preview: Frenship Tigers vs. Permian Panthers
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges the Permian Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Frenship is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Frenship will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 49-point they dealt Odessa on Friday. Frenship blew past Odessa 56-7. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Bronchos are ranked 440th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Frenship's win came down to the chemistry between Holden Phillips and his top target Chase Campbell. Phillips threw for 304 yards and four touchdowns while completing 93.8% of his passes while Campbell picked up 189 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Phillips is crushing it when it comes to passing touchdowns: he's passed for at least three every time he's taken the field this season. Leyton Stone did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 89 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Permian entered their contest against Midland Legacy on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Permian took a 49-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of Midland Legacy. The Panthers' defeat signaled the end of their seven-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Permian got top-tier performance from Gavin Black, who rushed for 214 yards while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Black showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 56 yards. Cayden Hernandez also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 89 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Permian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 225 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Even if they lost, Permian's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Jayson Cranfill was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. Another thorn in Midland Legacy's side was Caleb Jamison, who made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Frenship's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Permian, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-1.
Frenship skirted past Permian 46-44 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Permian's Juzstyce Lara, who rushed for 218 yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Frenship to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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