The Princeton Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the McKinney Boyd Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Princeton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.3 points per game this season.
Princeton is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Prosper on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Princeton was dealt an 84-41 defeat at the hands of Prosper. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (35), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Princeton might have lost, but man, Marcus Flowers was a machine: he threw for 460 yards and five touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. With that strong performance, Flowers is now averaging an impressive 311.6 passing yards per game. Abdullhi Mahdi was another key player, picking up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Princeton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nick Rodriguez and Cameron Drake. Princeton is 2-1 when Drake posts one or more interceptions, but 0-6 otherwise.
Meanwhile, McKinney Boyd was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 63-16 loss at the hands of Allen. The Broncos were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-10.
Princeton dropped their record down to 2-7 with the defeat, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for McKinney Boyd, their record is now an identical 2-7.
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