Panther Creek has won three straight games at home, while Alvarado has won three straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Panther Creek Panthers will square off against the Alvarado Indians at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Panther Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 49-14 win over Pinkston. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Panthers had established a 28 point advantage.
It was another big night for Graylyn Fry, who threw for 292 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Cristian Trickett was in the mix as well, providing Panther Creek with three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Alvarado humbled Eastern Hills with a 76-12 victory. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Highlanders are ranked 810th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alvarado relied on the efforts of Cardea Collier, who threw for 263 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt, and Demarcus Belton, who gained 160 total yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Bjork, who picked up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Alvarado was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 287 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Alvarado wouldn't let Eastern Hills keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Alvarado can thank Schyler Dethorne and D.J. Clampitt for forcing all of them. Another thorn in Eastern Hills' side was Logan Woolard, who made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Panther Creek's record is now 10-1. As for Alvarado, their record is now 11-0.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Panther Creek has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 273.8 passing yards per game. Alvarado, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 317.4 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
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