Mesquite hasn't had much luck against Duncanville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mesquite Skeeters will square off against the Duncanville Panthers and Pantherettes at 7:00 p.m.
Mesquite is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were beaten by Lancaster 45-0. Considering the last time the Skeeters couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Duncanville put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Horn 52-7. Considering the Panthers and Pantherettes have won six games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Duncanville's victory came down to the chemistry between Keelon Russell and his top target Ayson Theus. Russell threw for 370 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 18.5 yards per attempt while Theus picked up 217 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Russell has been hot , having posted three or more passing touchdowns the last eight times he's played. Dakorien Moore was in the mix too, providing Duncanville with two touchdowns.
Duncanville's defense made their presence known, laying out C.J. Daughtry. three times. Dylan Williams was especially locked on to Horn's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Horn's side was Nehemiah Borner, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles.
Mesquite's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Duncanville, their win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Mesquite took a serious blow against Duncanville in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, falling 52-2. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mesquite was down 33-0.
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