Two dominant signal callers in Wyatt Holmstrom and Kasch Norman are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Seminole Indians will head out to square off against the Fort Stockton Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Fort Stockton is hoping to do what Hereford couldn't on Friday: put an end to Seminole's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Seminole really took it to Hereford for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-17 victory at home. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Whitefaces are ranked 294th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Holmstrom, who threw for 342 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Caton Cramer was in the mix too, providing Seminole with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Fort Stockton, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They blew past Big Spring 44-20 on Friday. The Panthers pushed the score to 44-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Steers cut but never quite recovered from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fort Stockton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gerry Diaz, who rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Havins, who rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Fort Stockton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 384 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Fort Stockton's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. Evian Acosta was especially locked on to Big Spring's QB and sacked him twice.
Seminole's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Fort Stockton, their record is now 5-1.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Seminole has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 328.3 passing yards per game. Fort Stockton, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 252 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Everything came up roses for Seminole against Fort Stockton when the teams last played back in November of 2017, as the team secured a 41-7 victory. In that contest, Seminole amassed a halftime lead of 34-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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