The Pflugerville Panthers will challenge the Burbank Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Pflugerville humbled Pflugerville Connally with a 52-14 victory. Considering the Panthers have won six matches by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Rhyder Miller continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 211 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also picking up 32 receiving yards. Those 211 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cole Taylor, who threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes.
Pflugerville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 286 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Burbank had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They strolled past the Voks with points to spare, taking the game 49-32.
Keven Hernandez was his usual excellent self, rushing for 194 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also throwing for 149 yards on 12 of 20 attempts. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 100.7 rushing yards per game. Gael Guerrero was another key player, rushing for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
Burbank's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Pflugerville, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Pflugerville has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 271.1 passing yards per game. Burbank, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 203 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Thursday? There's only one way to find out.
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