The Permian Panthers will square off against the Abilene Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Permian earned a 56-49 win over Eastlake. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Falcons are ranked 409th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gavin Black was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 215 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakob Garcia, who threw for 172 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Abilene beat Cooper 42-33 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Permian's victory was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Abilene, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Permian took a serious blow against Abilene in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, falling 49-14. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Permian was down 35-0.
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