If Ball was riding high fresh off their 27-7 takedown of West Brook last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Ball Tornadoes received a blow on Friday as they fell 35-21 to the Lufkin Panthers. The matchup marked the Tornadoes' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Ball still got an impressive performance from Arentheis Winn, who rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Winn's longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Juwaan Woodbury also helped out with an impressive 128 receiving yards.
Even though they lost, Ball was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 218.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 0.
Ball's loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Lufkin, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Ball will square off against Waltrip on Thursday. Ball is looking to tack on another W to their ten-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Lufkin, they will welcome Milby at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lufkin's defense has only allowed 12.1 points per game this season, so Milby's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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