North Crowley has won ten straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Mansfield has won ten straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on the Mansfield Tigers at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in North Crowley's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last seven matches.
North Crowley's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 67-0 win over Boswell. Considering the Panthers have won six games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Mansfield posted their closest victory since October 26, 2023 last Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 24-21 win over Mansfield Legacy. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Broncos are ranked 354th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Mansfield's victory came down to the chemistry between Braxton Van Cleave and his top target Jacobe Hayes. Van Cleave threw for 92 yards and a touchdown while Hayes gained 89 total yards and a touchdown. What's more, Hayes also racked up 47 rushing yards, the most he's had since back in August of 2023.
Mansfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 357 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
North Crowley's win bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Mansfield, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1.
Things could have been worse for North Crowley, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 31-12 loss to Mansfield in their previous meeting back in November of 2017. Thankfully for North Crowley, Avery Chatman (who rushed for 145 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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