Football Preview: Temple Wildcats vs. Midway Panthers
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the Midway Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Temple is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Two weeks ago, Temple didn't have too much trouble with Shoemaker on the road as they won 44-26.
Champ Mayo was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 363 yards and four touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Ramauhn Brown, who picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Midway, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They put the hurt on Shoemaker with a sharp 27-7 victory on Friday. Considering the Panthers have won three games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Midway to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lathan Whisenton, who rushed for 84 yards and three touchdowns. Tyler Seith was another key player, picking up 166 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Midway didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jesse Satterfield, Landon Whisenton, and Chauncey King picked up one apiece. Whisenton is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. Midway got some further help from Jaydon Crowson: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Temple's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Midway, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Temple came up short against Midway in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 40-29. Thankfully for Temple, Ty Brown (who rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 192 yards and a touchdown on only 18 passes) 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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