Caney Creek is 0-6 against Willis since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Caney Creek Panthers will challenge the Willis Wildkats at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Caney Creek is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They came up short against Montgomery, falling 58-33. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 693rd, while the Bears are ranked 223rd).
Meanwhile, Willis was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Klein Collins 40-7 on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildkats.
Jack Emerson had an outrageously good game as he threw for 345 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes.
Caney Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Willis, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Caney Creek was taken down by Willis 63-9 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Caney Creek, Derek Lagway (who threw for 543 yards and five touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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