If King was feeling good fresh off their 49-27 takedown of Humble last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The King Panthers were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 21-20 to the Kingwood Mustangs. The Panthers gained 151 more yards on the day, but it was the Mustangs that made the best use of them.
Even though they lost, King was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
King didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zarion Hogg and Christopher Albright. Albright is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last three games he's played. King got some further help from Dominick Toulon: he picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Kingwood was led to victory by Jailen Monegan and Marquez Xavion Ziair Davis. Monegan picked up 85 receiving yards and a touchdown, while Xavion Ziair Davis rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown.
King's record now sits at 4-4. As for Kingwood, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
King will face off against North Shore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Shore will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something King surely won't give up without a fight. As for Kingwood, they will welcome Summer Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Summer Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Kingwood likes a good challenge.
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