The Sulphur Springs Wildcats will be playing at home against the Panther Creek Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Panther Creek is hoping to do what Lake Dallas couldn't on Friday: put an end to Sulphur Springs' winning streak, which now stands at three games. Sulphur Springs claimed a resounding 38-8 victory over Lake Dallas. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won five matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Jaxson Haire continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also picking up 69 receiving yards and a touchdown. He really caught the secondary sleeping when he pulled down a catch that went for 75 yards. Skylar Lewis also helped out with an impressive 88 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Panther Creek waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Chaparrals 41-40.
Panther Creek got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Graylyn Fry out in front who threw for 279 yards and three touchdowns. Sentel Simpson helped Fry out on the ground, rushing for 105 yards and two touchdowns.
Sulphur Springs pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.2 points per game. As for Panther Creek, their record is now 8-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Sulphur Springs has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 171.7 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Panther Creek has preferred to attack from the air: they average 284.6 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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