Temple hasn't had much luck against Midway recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Panthers at 7:00 p.m.
Temple easily dispatched Austin back in September, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Wildcats fell just short of Shoemaker by a score of 31-28 last Friday. The matchup marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Cavalli Nealy
| 09/12/25 vs Reagan | 287 |
| 08/29/25 vs Varsity Opponent | 123 |
| 09/26/25 vs Shoemaker | 118 |
| 09/19/25 @ Austin | 43 |
| 09/05/25 @ Round Rock | 43 |
Despite the loss, Temple had strong showings from Kylan Basinger Basinger, who threw for 270 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, and Rodney Nelson, who picked up 110 receiving yards and two scores. Nelson showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 53 yards. Temple also got a significant boost from Cavalli Nealy, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 118 yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Midway). They took down Shoemaker 66-47 on Friday. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Wolves recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Midway's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Temple, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Temple couldn't quite finish off Midway when the teams last played back in October of 2024 and fell 36-33. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Panthers' Lathan Whisenton, who rushed for 242 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Now that the Wildcats know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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