The Fossil Ridge Panthers will face off against the Denton Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Fossil Ridge and four for Denton.
Fossil Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 54-43 to Azle on Friday. The match was a 35-35 toss-up at halftime, but the Panthers couldn't quite close it out.
Despite the loss, Fossil Ridge had strong showings from Malaki Lockhart, who threw for 263 yards and four touchdowns, and Draylon Galloway Jr., who rushed for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Those 163 rushing yards gave Galloway Jr. a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Denton lost to Birdville on the road by a 37-19 margin on Friday.
Although Denton took the loss, they still got scores from Tro'Mario Allen and Terrance Lopez.
Even if they lost, Denton's defensive line still kept up the pressure with seven sacks. Ayomide Falana was especially locked on to Birdville's QB and sacked him twice. Denton got some further help from Da'Vontae Burnett: he picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Fossil Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Denton, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
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