After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Allen, McKinney was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They blew past the Princeton Panthers 62-27 on the road. With that victory, the Lions brought their scoring average up to 30.4 points per game.
Jeremiah Daoud was his usual excellent self, throwing for 429 yards and six touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also punching in two touchdowns on the ground. Another player making a difference was Khristian Mackintrush, who picked up 145 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
McKinney didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Jeremiah Sowe, Jabari Woods, and Ja'Bree Bickham picked up one apiece. McKinney got some further help from Riley Pettijohn: he picked up two sacks, made ten total tackles (3.0 for loss), and defended two passes.
Princeton's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Marcus Flowers, who threw for 218 yards and four touchdowns, and Jakeylen Perkins, who picked up 34 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
McKinney now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Princeton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
McKinney will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Plano West at 7:00 p.m. Plano West is coming into the contest with three straight defeats on the road, meaning McKinney will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Princeton, they will head out to challenge Allen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Allen's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
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