The Lufkin Panthers will challenge the Little Rock Southwest Gryphons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lufkin will be strutting in after a victory while Little Rock Southwest will be coming in after a loss.
Lufkin is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Nacogdoches: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Lufkin blew Nacogdoches out of the water with a 56-0 final score. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Dragons are ranked 332nd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Little Rock Southwest had to start their season on the road on Friday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They were dealt a 49-0 defeat at the hands of Lake Hamilton.
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