The Lake Dallas Falcons will face off against the Panther Creek Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lake Dallas is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Community for the full four quarters, racking up a 56-20 victory on the road. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Braves are ranked 697th), the result last Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Thomas Adams had an outrageously good game as he threw for 341 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also punched in a rushing score. Gavin Young was another key player, picking up 142 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Lake Dallas didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jayshon Hardimon and Toney Butler. Hardimon also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Nathan Cornist was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, making 17 total tackles, and defending two passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lake Dallas was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Panther Creek got themselves on the board against Community on Thursday, but Community never followed suit. They blew past the Braves 66-0 at home. That looming 66-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Panthers yet this season.
Sentel Simpson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 134 yards and five touchdowns on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Graylyn Fry, who threw for 311 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.4% of his passes.
Lake Dallas pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Panther Creek, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Lake Dallas has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 221.7 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Panther Creek has preferred to attack from the air: they average 273 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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