If Lake Dallas was riding high fresh off their 56-20 takedown of Community two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lake Dallas Falcons fell just short of the Panther Creek Panthers by a score of 46-44 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Panthers are ranked 84th).
Lake Dallas' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Dylan Brauchle, who gained 237 total yards and a touchdown, and Thomas Adams, who threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Brauchle a new career-high in rushing yards.
A big part of Panther Creek's victory came down to the chemistry between Graylyn Fry and his top target Jalen Lott. Fry threw for 371 yards and four touchdowns while Lott gained 212 total yards and three touchdowns. Lott was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 53 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (103 yards to be exact) went to Cristian Trickett, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Lake Dallas' loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Panther Creek, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-1.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Aubrey the next time they take the field. Lake Dallas will head out to face Aubrey at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Panther Creek will host them at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st.
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