A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers challenges the Cinco Ranch Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Paetow is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Paetow is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup at home on Thursday with ease, bagging a 42-8 victory over Morton Ranch. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 188th, while the Mavericks are ranked 680th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 55 points the game before, Cinco Ranch was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They were beaten by Jordan 52-12.
Cinco Ranch's defeat came about despite a quality game from Scott Eckel, who picked up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Cinco Ranch didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jaylon Poledore and Maxwell Fields.
Paetow's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Cinco Ranch, they dropped their record down to 2-4 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Paetow came up short against Cinco Ranch in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 17-7. Can Paetow avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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