The Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes will face off against the Bridgeland Bears at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Duncanville sitting on 19 straight wins dating back to last season and Bridgeland on ten.
Duncanville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past The Woodlands 42-20. The Panthers and Pantherettes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by 22 points or more this season.
Duncanville had a senior duo take command as Keelon Russell threw for 440 yards and six touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes and Dakorien Moore picked up 205 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Russell is now averaging an impressive 304.3 passing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Ayson Theus, who picked up 135 receiving yards and a touchdown.
One reason for the win was Duncanville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Landon Barnes and Kj Ford, who racked up all four sacks between them. Another thorn in The Woodlands' side was Jaylyn Manning, who made 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.
Meanwhile, Bridgeland faced Waxahachie in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Bridgeland secured a 24-19 W over Waxahachie.
Bridgeland found their leader in sophomore Kash Schwab, who rushed for 173 yards and two touchdowns. Bridgeland also got help from Caden Hinze, who showed off his sure hands for 95 receiving yards.
Bridgeland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 188 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Duncanville pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.4 points. As for Bridgeland, their win bumped their record up to 12-1.
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