Football Preview: Prosper Eagles vs. McKinney Lions
Prosper is 8-0 against McKinney since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Prosper Eagles will look to defend their home field against the McKinney Lions at 7:00 p.m. Prosper will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Prosper humbled Plano with a 48-14 victory. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, McKinney made easy work of Plano West on Thursday and carried off a 31-7 victory. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Wolves are ranked 641st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jeremiah Daoud continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 97 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 143 yards and two touchdowns. Layne Brown was another key player, rushing for 99 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: McKinney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Prosper's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for McKinney, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Prosper beat McKinney 24-12 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Will Prosper repeat their success, or does McKinney have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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