The Prosper Eagles will face off against the Princeton Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Prosper's favor as the squad sits on ten straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Princeton has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.
Prosper is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Texas' top teams: Allen, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Prosper was ranked 19th). Prosper received a blow on Friday as they fell 22-7 to Allen. Prosper's loss signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Princeton had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 35-28 win over Plano West on Friday.
A big part of Princeton's victory came down to the chemistry between Marcus Flowers and his top target Jakeylen Perkins. Flowers threw for 422 yards and two touchdowns while Perkins gained 94 total yards and three touchdowns. A healthy portion of Flowers' aerial production (102 yards to be exact) went to Abdullhi Mahdi.
Princeton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nicholas Willis and Cameron Drake. Willis also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Prosper's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Princeton, their win bumped their record up to 2-6.
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