A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against the Frenship Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They will need to watch out since Permian has now posted at least 31 points in their last seven contests.
Permian is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Midland Legacy just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 49-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rebels. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (31), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Permian might have lost, but man, Gavin Black was a machine: he rushed for 214 yards while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. Black is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 164 every time he's taken the field this season. Cayden Hernandez also helped out with an impressive 89 receiving yards.
Even if they lost, Permian's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Leading the way was Jayson Cranfill with two. Another thorn in Midland Legacy's side was Caleb Jamison, who made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Even though they lost, Permian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 225 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Frenship entered their tilt with Odessa on Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They breezed by the Bronchos to the tune of 56-7. Considering the Tigers have won three matchups by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Frenship's win came down to the chemistry between Holden Phillips and his top target Chase Campbell. Phillips threw for 304 yards and four touchdowns while completing 93.8% of his passes while Campbell picked up 189 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Leyton Stone, who picked up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Having lost for the first time this season, Permian fell to 7-1. As for Frenship, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Permian couldn't quite finish off Frenship in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 46-44. Can Permian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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