The Bartlett Panthers are on the road again on Friday to play the Houston Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bartlett is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Kirkwood 44-7. Bartlett's victory was all the more impressive since the Cobras were averaging only 13.64 points allowed on the season.
Meanwhile, Houston entered their tilt with Dickson County on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They took their match with ease, bagging a 42-7 win over the Cougars. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Cougars are ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Canon Day had an outrageously good game as he threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 105 yards on only seven carries. Those 105 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. 154 of Day's passing yards were hauled in by Derrick Miller Jr..
Bartlett pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.3 points per game. As for Houston, their record now sits at 9-2.
Bartlett lost to Houston on the road by a decisive 33-14 margin in their previous matchup back in October. Can Bartlett avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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