Princeton came into Friday's game having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past the Naaman Forest Rangers 55-35 on Friday. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Leading Princeton to victory were Marcus Flowers and Vincent Aparicio. Flowers threw for 321 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes, while Aparicio picked up 188 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Flowers' passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 321 passing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Jakeylen Perkins, who picked up 52 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Despite the loss, Naaman Forest still got an impressive performance from DeAngelo Perales, who rushed for 258 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 221 yards and three touchdowns. Ivan Garcia was Perales' top target, picking up 138 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
The victory got Princeton back to even at 1-1. As for Naaman Forest, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Princeton will head out to challenge Plano East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Princeton is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Naaman Forest, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Rowlett at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th.
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