The Midland Legacy Rebels will venture away from home to square off against the Permian Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Midland Legacy didn't have quite enough to beat Frenship and fell 51-48. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (42), the Rebels still had to take the loss.
Midland Legacy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Aiden Serrano, who rushed for 115 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Mackenzie Rogers, who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns. Those 115 rushing yards gave Serrano a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Midland Legacy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 333 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Permian put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past San Angelo Central 31-29. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Bobcats are ranked 339th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gavin Black continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 164 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 164 rushing yards dating back to last season. Permian also got a significant boost from Tyran Williams, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
Midland Legacy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Permian, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Midland Legacy has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 193.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Permian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 313.3. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Midland Legacy and Permian were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but Midland Legacy came up empty-handed after a 32-31 loss. Thankfully for Midland Legacy, Juzstyce Lara (who rushed for 148 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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