The Ferris Yellowjackets will face off against the Van Alstyne Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Ferris will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 49) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Wills Point out 42-40. With that win, the Yellowjackets brought their scoring average up to 26.7 points per game.
Brandon Mcneal was his usual excellent self, rushing for 146 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, while also throwing for 60 yards and two touchdowns. His longest rush was for an incredible 71 yards. Qui-Darwin Cotton was Mcneal's top target, rushing for 57 yards and two touchdowns, while also catching a touchdown.
Ferris was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 392 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Van Alstyne came tearing into Thursday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past the Foxes with a 35-31 victory.
Van Alstyne's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. As for Ferris, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.
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