The Parkway Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Airline Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Parkway knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Airline likes a good challenge.
Parkway's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Thursday's struggle, when Byrd offense got past them. Parkway came out on top against Byrd by a score of 46-35 on Thursday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Airline). They won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Captain Shreve 69-68. The win almost wasn't to be: the Vikings were down 20-7 in the fourth quarter.
It was another big night for Ben Taylor, who threw for 573 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 71.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 52 yards on only five carries. Those 52 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Jarvis Davis was Taylor's top target, picking up 271 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Parkway's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Airline, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Things could have been worse for Parkway, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 33-16 loss to Airline in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Parkway avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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