Waxahachie has gone 3-0 against Midway recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Waxahachie Indians will square off against the Midway Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Waxahachie is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Waxahachie is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Mesquite to the tune of 57-0 on Thursday. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Skeeters are ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Waxahachie's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jerry Meyer Iii, who threw for 281 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Tristian Gardner was Meyer Iii's top target, picking up 179 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Waxahachie's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB 12 times. Jacob Ervin and Matthew Grant were the leaders of the group effort as each produced three apiece. Carmelo Clawson is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played.
Meanwhile, Midway entered their game against Copperas Cove on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Midway took a 34-16 bruising from Copperas Cove. The Panthers' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Lathan Whisenton and Kj (Lejuandro) Zeigler. Zeigler had a great game and rushed for 169 yards and four touchdowns. Meanwhile, Whisenton was balling out in the loss, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, while also picking up 32 receiving yards.
Waxahachie's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.7 points per game. As for Midway, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-3.
Waxahachie barely slipped by Midway in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, winning 20-19. Will Waxahachie repeat their success, or does Midway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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