Naaman Forest suffered their biggest loss since September 28, 2023 on Friday. They came up short against the Princeton Panthers, falling 55-35. The Rangers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-0.
When it comes to explaining why Naaman Forest lost, don't look at DeAngelo Perales. Despite the final result, he rushed for 258 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.7 yards per carry, and also threw for 221 yards and three touchdowns. Ivan Garcia was in the mix as well, providing Naaman Forest with three touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Naaman Forest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Princeton was led to victory by Marcus Flowers and Vincent Aparicio. Flowers threw for 321 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes, while Aparicio picked up 188 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Flowers' passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 321 passing yards dating back to last season. Jakeylen Perkins did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 52 receiving yards.
Naaman Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Princeton, the victory snapped their losing streak at seven games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-1 record.
Naaman Forest will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Rowlett at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th. Naaman Forest is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season. As for Princeton, they will face off against Plano East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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