The Panther Creek Panthers will face off against the Kennedale Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Panther Creek has three straight victories, Kennedale has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Saturday, Panther Creek blew past Southwest, posting a 44-7 win on the road. Fans of the Panthers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Panther Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jalen Lott, who picked up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 55 yards and a touchdown. Lott was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 52 yards. Another signal caller making a difference was Graylyn Fry, who threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Kennedale ended up a good deal behind Springtown on Friday and lost 34-17. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 585th, while the Porcupines are ranked 254th).
Although Kennedale took the loss, they still got scores from Laurrence Watkins and Joshua Cornwell.
Even though they lost, Kennedale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in four consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Panther Creek's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Kennedale, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-3.
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