There's no place like home for Midway, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They put the hurt on the Shoemaker Wolves with a sharp 27-7 win on Friday. Considering the Panthers have won three contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Midway's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lathan Whisenton led the charge by rushing for 84 yards and three touchdowns. Tyler Seith did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 166 receiving yards.
Midway didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jesse Satterfield, Landon Whisenton, and Chauncey King picked up one apiece. Whisenton is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season. Midway got some further help from Jaydon Crowson: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, Shoemaker still got an impressive performance from Tyrieke Wade, who rushed for 204 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 168 yards on 16 of 29 attempts.
Midway pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Shoemaker, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against Temple at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. They will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Midway surely won't give up without a fight. As for Shoemaker, they will square off against Killeen at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shoemaker is facing Killeen at the right time seeing as Killeen is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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