Two dominant signal callers in Cole Taylor and Carson White are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Pflugerville Panthers will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Iowa Colony Pioneers at 2:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pflugerville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They blew past Burbank, posting a 63-13 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 660th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Pflugerville's win came down to the chemistry between Taylor and his top target Kyran Mcfrazier. Taylor threw for 409 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 80.8% of his passes while Mcfrazier picked up 215 receiving yards and four touchdowns. Mcfrazier showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 51 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Rhyder Miller, who rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown.
Pflugerville wouldn't let Burbank keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pflugerville can thank Devin Banks and Brandon Bradshaw for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Iowa Colony entered their tilt with Ellison on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They took their game with ease, bagging a 47-6 victory over the Eagles. With the Pioneers ahead 40-6 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Iowa Colony found their leader in sophomore White, who rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, and also threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns. Aaron Tenner was another key player, rushing for 120 yards and a touchdown.
Pflugerville pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Iowa Colony, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
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