The King Panthers will challenge the Kingwood Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
King is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Humble 49-27 on Thursday. The score was close at the half, but the Panthers pulled away in the second half with 35 points.
Timothy Potts looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 203 yards and two touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes.
King's defense stepped up as well, laying out Tristan Bernard. five times. The heavy lifting was done by Dominick Toulon and Branden Braggs, who racked up four sacks between them. Toulon also sacked two sacks, which is notable because King is 3-1 when he posts at least two sacks, but 1-2 otherwise. King got some further help from Damian Broussard: he made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.
Meanwhile, Kingwood's game on Friday was all tied up 21-21 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They and Atascocita were almost perfectly matched up, but Kingwood suffered a 42-41 defeat. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Eagles are ranked sixth).
Kingwood might have lost, but man, Marquez Xavion Ziair Davis was a machine: he rushed for 201 yards and three touchdowns, and also caught a touchdown. Xavion Ziair Davis showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 50 yards. Jailen Monegan was another key player, picking up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Kingwood wouldn't let Atascocita keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Kingwood can thank Casen Mcdonald and Tate Chapman for forcing both of them. Mcdonald is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last seven games he's played dating back to last season.
King now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Kingwood, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 4-3.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. King has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 220.4 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Kingwood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 183.3. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for King against Kingwood in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 59-0 win. Does King have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kingwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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