Two dominant signal callers in Donta Ware and Maximus The Great Denson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Horn Jaguars will head out on the road to take on the Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Horn has given up an average of 36.3 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Horn is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against DeSoto on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Jaguars took a blow against the Eagles, falling 57-30. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Eagles are ranked 13th).
The losing side was boosted by Markel Ford, who picked up 120 receiving yards and one score. The bulk of those receiving yards came from one huge play: a catch that gained an incredible 75 yards.
Meanwhile, Duncanville waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victors by a 35-10 margin over the Tigers. The Panthers and Pantherettes pushed the score to 35-3 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
Horn better keep an eye on Zach Turner. He was instrumental in Duncanville's win, picking up 107 receiving yards and one TD. That's the most receiving yards Turner has posted since back in October of 2024. Trenton Yancey also helped out with an impressive 80 receiving yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Horn and nudges their season record down to 1-5. As for Duncanville, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Horn was dealt a bruising 52-7 defeat at the hands of Duncanville when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Jaguars were down 38-7.
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