Irvin lost against Austin back in November of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Irvin Rockets took a hard 31-14 fall against the Austin Panthers. The Rockets have struggled against the Panthers recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Irvin's loss came despite strong showings from Michael Salazar and Mike Medina. Salazar picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Medina rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown. Irvin is 3-1 when Salazar posts 100 or more receiving yards, but 1-2 otherwise.
Irvin wouldn't let Austin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Julian Medina was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Oscar Flores and he. Flores rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry while he rushed for 201 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
With the defeat, Irvin broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-3. As for Austin, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Irvin will venture away from home to challenge Ysleta at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Ysleta's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Austin, they will welcome Riverside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 933 yards in their previous games.
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