The Stevens Falcons will head out to square off against the O'Connor Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Stevens is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Stevens' offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Brennan on Friday. They took a blow against the Bears, falling 52-0. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 605th, while the Bears are ranked 85th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask O'Connor). They strolled past Holmes with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 35-20. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Jake Garza looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 110 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushing for 34 yards.
O'Connor was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holmes only rushed for 91.
Stevens' loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for O'Connor, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-5.
Stevens was dealt a bruising 28-0 defeat at the hands of O'Connor when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Stevens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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