The Austin Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Mountain View Lobos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Austin will head into Friday's contest eager for some revenge after what happened against El Dorado: Austin managed to slip by El Dorado the last time these teams faced off, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Austin was dealt a 62-6 loss at the hands of El Dorado on Friday.
Meanwhile, Mountain View might've scored the first points on Friday, but it was El Paso who claimed the real prize. Mountain View fell 21-12 to El Paso.
Despite the defeat, Mountain View got top-tier performance from Omar Nevarez, who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Nevarez didn't just play on offense: he also forced a fumble and made two total tackles. Mountain View also got help from Chris Mendoza, who showed off his sure hands for 106 receiving yards.
Austin's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Mountain View, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Everything went Austin's way against Mountain View in their previous meeting back in September of 2017 as Austin made off with a 35-12 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mountain View's Manny Garcia Iii, who rushed for 145 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Austin to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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