The Fossil Ridge Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Richland Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Fossil Ridge is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 31 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Aledo on Thursday. They were dealt a 63-3 loss at the hands of the Bearcats. 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 428th, while the Bearcats are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Richland put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Birdville on the road to the tune of 62-34. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 55-21.
Drew Kates continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 381 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 60 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Xavier Johnson was Kates' top target, picking up 182 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Richland's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Roddrick Roberts and Zaid Walker.
Fossil Ridge dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Richland, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
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