O'Connor scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They came up short against the Harlan Hawks, falling 57-31. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 729th, while the Hawks are ranked 210th).
Despite the loss, O'Connor still got an impressive performance from Marcus Fink, who rushed for 91 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave Fink a new career-high in rushing yards.
Adrien Mcdade was his usual excellent self, rushing for 138 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.6 yards per carry for Harlan. Harlan also got help from Payton Matthews, who showed off his sure hands for 100 receiving yards.
This is the second loss in a row for O'Connor and nudges their season record down to 1-4. As for Harlan, their victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Marshall the next time they take the field. Harlan will host Marshall at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, while O'Connor will host them at 2:00 p.m. on October 19th.
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