MABANK–The Mabank Panthers suffered their second straight district loss to the Sulphur Springs Wildcats Oct. 14 at home.
Mabank failed to score in the second half of their contest Friday night as they dropped a 28-17 contest to Sulphur Springs.
The Wildcats opened the scoring before the Panthers answered with a rushing touchdown three minutes into the first quarter.
The Wildcats jumped back in front on a three-yard rushing touchdown as they took a 14-7 lead into the second quarter. 
The Panthers added a touchdown pass in the opening minutes of the second quarter to tie the game 14-14. 
The Wildcats answered immediately on a rushing touchdown to take a 21-17 lead heading into halftime after a late field goal by the Panthers. 
The Wildcats scored the lone touchdown in the third quarter on their way to a 28-17 victory over the Panthers.
The lone touchdowns for the Panthers came courtesy of JJ Flores and Kendall Penland.
Panthers quarterback Hagen Tijerina finished 3/7 with 76 passing yards and one touchdown pass against the Wildcats.
The loss drops the Panthers to 3-4 overall and 1-2 in district play. Mabank returns to action Oct. 21 on the road against the Kaufman Lions (5-2).