Football Game Preview: Princeton Panthers vs. McKinney Lions

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 6:50am

Football Preview: Princeton Panthers vs. McKinney Lions

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The Princeton Panthers will challenge the McKinney Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Princeton is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They came up short against Plano, falling 59-35. 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 430th, while the Wildcats are ranked 154th).

Despite the loss, Princeton got top-tier performance from Marcus Flowers, who threw for 362 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.6 yards per attempt. The team also got some help courtesy of Collin Fannin-White, who picked up 77 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Meanwhile, McKinney entered their game against Allen on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. McKinney lost 38-14 to Allen. The Lions have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.

Princeton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for McKinney, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.

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