The Midlothian Panthers will take on the Harker Heights Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Midlothian will head into Thursday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 26) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 36-33 win over Kimball. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Knights are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Beau Wendel went supernova for Midlothian, rushing for 153 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also throwing for 71 yards and two touchdowns. Jayce McCoy was Wendel's top target, picking up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 72 yards on only ten carries.
Another reason for the win was Midlothian's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Ceasare Williams was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. Midlothian got some further help from Zechariah Washington: he made 13 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Midlothian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 307 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kimball only rushed for 25.
Meanwhile, Harker Heights scored first but ultimately less than Dripping Springs in their matchup on Friday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 41-38. The loss was the Knights' first of the season.
Midlothian now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Harker Heights, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
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