The Klein Oak Panthers will face off against the Klein Bearkats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Klein Oak will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 13 points last Friday, then bounced right back against Magnolia West on Friday. The Panthers took their game with ease, bagging a 35-6 win over the Mustangs. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Mustangs are ranked 427th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Klein, who bounced back after a loss on the road on October 3rd. They breezed past Magnolia West to the tune of 50-17 two weeks ago. Considering the Bearkats have won five matchups by more than 23 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The victory got Klein Oak back to even at 4-4. As for Klein, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-2.
Klein Oak suffered a grim 48-24 defeat to Klein when the teams last played back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Bearkats' Edward Kelly Jr, who rushed for 246 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. Now that the Panthers know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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