The Plano Wildcats will take on the Princeton Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Plano ended up a good deal behind Allen and lost 38-21. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Plano's defeat came about despite a quality game from Donald Smith, who rushed for 39 yards and two touchdowns. Chance Culley handled things on the ground, rushing for 90 yards.
Meanwhile, Princeton entered their contest against Rock Hill on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Princeton lost 38-14 to Rock Hill. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 480th, while the Blue Hawks are ranked 183rd).
Plano's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Princeton, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 1-3.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Plano has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 168 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Princeton has preferred to attack from the air: they average 278.5 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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