The Austin Panthers will head out to face off against the Fabens Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Austin will be strutting in after a victory while Fabens will be coming in after a defeat.
Austin is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 36-35 win over Ysleta. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Austin to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sal Duarte, who rushed for 266 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Duarte a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Oscar Flores, who rushed for 77 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 42 points the game before, Fabens was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They were beaten by Mountain View 41-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Wildcats were not able to get on the board.
Austin's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Fabens, their loss was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
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