Football Preview: Fossil Ridge Panthers vs. Azle Hornets
The Fossil Ridge Panthers will take on the Azle Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fossil Ridge is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
Fossil Ridge is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Richland on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fossil Ridge took a blow against Richland, falling 57-14. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 430th, while the Royals are ranked 48th).
Although Fossil Ridge took the loss, they still got scores from Jayden Cowan and Draylon Galloway Jr..
Meanwhile, Azle put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They managed a 48-43 victory over Birdville.
Hagen Hughes was his usual excellent self, rushing for 251 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 75 yards. Derrek Vowell was another key player, throwing for 290 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.5% of his passes.
Fossil Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Azle, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Fossil Ridge barely slipped by Azle when the teams last played back in August of 2021, winning 42-41. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Azle's Chris Lee, who threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Fossil Ridge to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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