Two dominant signal callers in Jase Watkins and Cole Taylor are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Pflugerville Connally Cougars are taking a road trip to challenge the Pflugerville Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pflugerville Connally knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Pflugerville likes a good challenge.
It was a proper cat-fight when Pflugerville Connally faced off against Elgin on Friday. The Cougars claimed a resounding 49-7 win over the Wildcats. Considering the Cougars have won three contests by more than 41 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Rahsaan Franklin
| 08/29/25 vs Rouse | 153 |
| 10/09/25 vs Bastrop | 115 |
| 09/18/25 vs Liberty Hill | 97 |
| 10/31/25 vs Elgin | 87 |
| 09/12/25 @ Rudder | 81 |
Jonah Garcia continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 114 yards and a pair of TDs on only 14 carries, while also picking up 74 receiving yards and one score. His longest reception was for an incredible 74 yards. Rahsaan Franklin did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 87 receiving yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Pflugerville Connally was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Pflugerville played a tough game on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Bastrop 70-6. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 56-6.
Pflugerville Connally's victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-4. As for Pflugerville, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Pflugerville Connally has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 208.1 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Pflugerville has preferred to attack from the air: they average 296.2 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Pflugerville Connally was taken down by Pflugerville 52-14 when the teams last played back in November of 2024. Thankfully for the Cougars, Rhyder Miller (who rushed for 211 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry, and also picked up 32 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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