The Panhandle Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Post Antelopes at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Panhandle knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten contests -- so hopefully Post likes a good challenge.
If Panhandle beats Post with 67 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Panthers breezed past Spearman to the tune of 67-12 on Friday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Lynx are ranked 514th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Post got themselves on the board against Abernathy on Friday, but Abernathy never followed suit. They blew past Abernathy, posting a 38-0 victory. Considering Post has won five games by more than 30 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Panhandle has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.7 points on average over those games. As for Post, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Panhandle was taken down by Post 68-0 when the teams last played back in November of 2020. Thankfully for the Panthers, Ej Jefferson (who rushed for 165 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry) 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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