The Kennedale Wildcats will head out to square off against the Panther Creek Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kennedale has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while Panther Creek will come in with three straight victories.
Last Friday, Kennedale ended up a good deal behind Springtown and lost 34-17. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 585th, while the Porcupines are ranked 254th).
Although Kennedale took the loss, they still got scores from Laurrence Watkins and Joshua Cornwell.
Even though they lost, Kennedale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in four consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Panther Creek on the road against Southwest on Saturday as the squad secured a 44-7 win. Fans of the Panthers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Panther Creek's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jalen Lott led the charge by picking up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 55 yards and a touchdown. Lott is crushing it when it comes to receiving yards: he's posted at least 107 every time he's taken the field this season. Another passer making a difference was Graylyn Fry, who threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns.
Kennedale's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-3. As for Panther Creek, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
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