The Airline Vikings will venture away from home to take on the Parkway Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Things were looking good for Airline after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 66-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Captain Shreve. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (49), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Kenny Darby, who rushed for 162 yards and one TD on only 15 carries, and also picked up 118 receiving yards and one touchdown. Chase Williams was another key passer, throwing for 377 yards and four TDs while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt.
Meanwhile, Parkway put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Byrd 52-24. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Panthers just coasted through the last quarter.
Airline better keep an eye on Gary Burney Jr. He was instrumental in Parkway's win, picking up 155 receiving yards and one score.
This is the second loss in a row for Airline and nudges their season record down to 3-2. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.5 points over those games. As for Parkway, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Airline took their win against Parkway in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 45-22 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
