With a playoff game on the line, Duncanville rose to the challenge on Saturday. They put the hurt on The Woodlands Highlanders with a sharp 42-20 win. The Panthers and Pantherettes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Ayson Theus, who picked up 135 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Duncanville's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. The heavy lifting was done by Landon Barnes and Kj Ford, who racked up all four sacks between them. Duncanville got some further help from Jaylyn Manning: he made 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.
Duncanville's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.4 points. As for The Woodlands, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-2.
Duncanville will challenge Bridgeland at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bridgeland will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Duncanville surely won't give up without a fight. The Woodlands does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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