The McFarland Cougars will challenge the Corcoran Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. McFarland is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
McFarland is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Mary Star of the Sea on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. McFarland had to suffer through a 52-8 loss at the hands of Mary Star of the Sea.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Corcoran). They breezed by Farmersville to the tune of 55-28 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Panthers with their most commanding win of the season.
Corcoran's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Elijah Muthana, who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns, and Tony Alvarez, who threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns.
Corcoran was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Corcoran has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 37.0 points per game. As for McFarland, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
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