The Temple Wildcats will square off against the Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Temple is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Harker Heights just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 24-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 218th, while the Knights are ranked 96th).
Cavalli Nealy
| 11/06/25 @ Harker Heights | 101 |
| 10/31/25 vs Copperas Cove | 174 |
| 10/24/25 @ Bryan | 245 |
| 10/17/25 vs Killeen | 190 |
| 10/10/25 @ Midway | 126 |
| 09/26/25 vs Shoemaker | 118 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Cavalli Nealy, who rushed for 101 yards on only 14 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Duncanville on Thursday. They never let Cedar Hill get on the board and left with a 29-0 victory. The Panthers and Pantherettes haven't had any issues with the Longhorns recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Temple better keep an eye on Robert Singleton. He was instrumental in Duncanville's win, rushing for 82 yards and three TDs.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Duncanville proved: they limited Cedar Hill to a paltry 1.6 yards per carry. The team can thank Jaylyn Manning for the heroic effort on defense: he. Duncanville didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged six.
Duncanville's record is now 7-1. As for Temple, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-3.
Friday's game might be decided on the ground. Temple has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 217.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Duncanville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 153.2 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's contest turns into a tough fight on the ground.
Temple was taken down by Duncanville 49-7 in their previous matchup back in November of 2024. Thankfully for the Wildcats, Keelon Russell (who threw for 252 yards and five touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 53 yards and one score) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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