A well-balanced attack led Austin over Fabens in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. The Panthers put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 35-14 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Austin's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Roberto Flores and Jonathan Villalobos, who racked up four sacks between them.
Ismael Rodriguez and Jesus Martinez certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Rodriguez picked up 131 receiving yards and a pair of TDs, while Martinez threw for 135 yards and two touchdowns.
Panthers
| 10/03/25 vs Fabens | 35-14 |
| 09/12/25 vs Mountain View | 49-14 |
| 08/29/25 vs El Paso | 42-13 |
| 11/08/24 vs San Elizario | 46-20 |
| 10/25/24 vs Riverside | 42-0 |
| + 2 more games |
Austin's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-2. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 22.3 points. As for Fabens, they moved to 4-2 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Austin will face off against rival Clint at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 907 yards in their previous games. Meanwhile, Fabens is set to challenge their familiar foe Ysleta at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Martinez and Rodrigo Martinez.
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