Two dominant signal callers in Beau Wendel and Billy Middleton are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Midlothian Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Red Oak Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Midlothian is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
It was a proper cat-fight when Midlothian duked it out withTyler on Friday. Midlothian strolled past Tyler with points to spare, taking the game 42-28.
Midlothian found their leader in sophomore Kentorion King, who rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Those 86 rushing yards gave King a new career-high. Michael Archie was in the mix as well, providing Midlothian with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Red Oak entered their tilt with Centennial on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Spartans out 41-39. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Spartans are ranked 280th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Red Oak relied on the efforts of Lorenzo Holman, who rushed for 167 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Middleton, who rushed for 116 yards and a touchdown. Holman's longest rush was for an incredible 78 yards. Brayden Robinson was another key player, picking up 101 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Midlothian pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Red Oak, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Midlothian ended up a good deal behind Red Oak when the teams last played back in November of 2023, losing 21-7. Thankfully for Midlothian, Reggie Moody (who threw for 131 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 13-for-13 passing) 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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