The Fossil Ridge Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Azle Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Fossil Ridge and eight for Azle dating back to last season.
Fossil Ridge is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Richland on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Panthers had to suffer through a 49-14 loss at the hands of the Royals. 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 528th, while the Royals are ranked 101st).
Meanwhile, Azle ended up a good deal behind Birdville on Friday and lost 42-28. Despite 103 more yards than the Hawks, the Hornets couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Fossil Ridge will need to focus on slowing down Auston Morgan, one of several Azle players who made an impact when they last played. He rushed for 73 yards and one touchdown, and also threw for 80 yards and one TD. That rushing touchdown was Morgan's first of the season.
Fossil Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Azle, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Fossil Ridge came up short against Azle when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 54-43. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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