A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers takes on the McKinney Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Plano East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.2 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Plano East came up short against Plano and fell 34-24. While the Panthers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Wildcats 14-7 in the first quarter.
Plano East's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jackson Howard, who picked up 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Jackson Hays, who threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns. Plano East also got a significant boost from Travis Agee, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 84 yards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for McKinney, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They claimed a resounding 27-0 win over McKinney Boyd. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won three contests by 24 points or more so far this season.
McKinney's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ja'Bree Bickham led the charge by picking up 76 receiving yards, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Julian Joseph, who rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
McKinney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 94.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last four matches they've averaged 167.2.
Plano East's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-2. As for McKinney, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
We should be in store for an exciting game as both have no problem gaining yardage. Plano East has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 365 total yards per game. However, it's not like McKinney struggles in that department as they've been averaging 352.5. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Plano East came up short against McKinney in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, falling 28-23. Can Plano East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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