Football Preview: Plano Wildcats vs. Plano East Panthers
Two dominant backs in Chance Culley and Travis Agee are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the Plano East Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Plano is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.1 points per game this season.
If Plano East heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Plano took over last week. Plano came out on top against McKinney Boyd by a score of 42-35 on Friday.
Culley was his usual excellent self, rushing for 194 yards and a touchdown. Those 194 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kameryn Brown, who rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Plano was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McKinney Boyd only rushed for 148.
Meanwhile, Plano East earned a 21-14 victory over Rock Hill on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
It was another big night for Agee, who rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown.
Plano East didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Andrew Earls. He is also on a roll when it comes to defended passes, as he's now defended at least one in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season. Plano East got some further help from Joshua Barrow: he made 11 total tackles.
The win got Plano back to even at 4-4. As for Plano East, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Plano has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 197.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Plano East struggles in that department as they've been averaging 218.4. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Plano couldn't quite finish off Plano East when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 31-28. Will Plano have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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