Midlothian had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the West Mesquite Wranglers on Friday as the Midlothian Panthers made off with a 45-21 victory. Midlothian's win was all the more impressive since the Wranglers were averaging only 13.17 points allowed on the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Midlothian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Beau Wendel, who threw for 113 yards and a touchdown on only six passes, and also punched in a rushing score.
Midlothian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of David Aborisade and Zechariah Washington. Midlothian got some further help from Jaxon Salzman: he made 14 total tackles.
Midlothian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in 11 consecutive contests.
Midlothian's record now sits at 10-2. As for West Mesquite, they moved to 11-1 with that loss, which also ended their 11-game winning streak.
Midlothian will square off against Lone Star at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Lone Star's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matchups. West Mesquite does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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