Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Austin). They blew past the Fabens Wildcats, posting a 42-14 victory on the road. With that win, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 29 points per game.
Austin found their leader in underclassman Sal Duarte, who rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Duarte's longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Anakin Torres was another key player, throwing for 162 yards and three touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Austin wouldn't let Fabens keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Austin can thank Francisco Hernandez and Alexis Vazquez for forcing both of them. Hernandez also set a new season high mark in total tackles with four.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Austin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Austin pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Fabens, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Austin wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 24-22 win against Clint on the 11th. Fabens has also already played their next matchup, a 64-0 loss against Ysleta on the 11th.
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