A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges the North Rock Creek Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Pauls Valley's favor as the team sits on five straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while North Rock Creek has been banged up by five consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Pauls Valley is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Plainview just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to the Indians. The loss was the Panthers' first of the season.
Meanwhile, while North Rock Creek put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Star-Spencer. North Rock Creek blew past Star-Spencer, posting a 48-0 win at home. The match marked the Cougars' most dominant victory of the season so far.
It was another big night for Caleb Hawkins, who rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Memphis Burdine got in on the action as well, converting a pick into a touchdown.
North Rock Creek didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Burdine and Tyson Hawkins were the leaders of the group effort as each produced two apiece.
Having lost for the first time this season, Pauls Valley fell to 4-1. As for North Rock Creek, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
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