The Parkway Panthers will take on the Airline Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Parkway knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Airline likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Parkway humbled Byrd with a 52-24 victory. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-17.
Gary Burney Jr had a dynamite game, picking up 155 receiving yards and one touchdown.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Airline and Captain Shreve meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Vikings took a 66-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Gators. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (49), the Vikings still had to take the loss.
Parkway will need to focus on slowing down Kenny Darby, one of several Airline players who made an impact when they last played. He rushed for 162 yards and one TD on only 15 carries, and also picked up 118 receiving yards and one score. Chase Williams was another key player, throwing for 377 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.6 yards per attempt.
Airline's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Parkway, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Parkway suffered a grim 45-22 defeat to Airline in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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