The Permian Panthers will square off against the Midland Legacy Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Permian's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six contests.
While Permian's victory against San Angelo Central wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Permian narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past San Angelo Central 31-29. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Bobcats are ranked 339th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gavin Black was his usual excellent self, rushing for 164 yards and three touchdowns. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 164 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyran Williams, who rushed for 84 yards on only five carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Permian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 282 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 225 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Midland Legacy didn't have quite enough to beat Frenship on Friday and fell 51-48. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (42), the Rebels still had to take the loss.
Midland Legacy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Aiden Serrano, who rushed for 115 yards and four touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Mackenzie Rogers, who rushed for 131 yards and two touchdowns. Those 131 rushing yards gave Rogers a new career-high.
Permian pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Midland Legacy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Permian has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 313.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Midland Legacy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 193.4. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Permian won a contest that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in October of 2023, slipping by Midland Legacy 32-31. Does Permian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Midland Legacy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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