After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Kimball is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Midlothian Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Kimball will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points last Thursday, then bounced right back against Pine Bluff on Saturday. Kimball took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 35-6 victory over Pine Bluff.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last matchup, Midlothian made sure to put some points up on the board against Ennis on Friday. Midlothian blew past Ennis 59-33. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Lions are ranked 227th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Midlothian relied on the efforts of David Aborisade, who rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and Beau Wendel, who rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Aborisade really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayce McCoy, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown.
The win got Kimball back to even at 1-1. As for Midlothian, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
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