The Kingwood Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the King Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 945 yards in their previous games.
Kingwood is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Atascocita on Friday. Kingwood was just a hair shy of victory and fell 42-41 to Atascocita. 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 in the mix as well, providing Kingwood with 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.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last matchup, King made sure to put some points up on the board against Humble on Thursday. King blew past Humble 49-27. Considering the Panthers have won three games by more than 21 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Timothy Potts was the offensive standout of the match as he threw for 203 yards and two touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to King's defense and their five sacks. 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. Another thorn in Humble's side was Damian Broussard, who made 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and snagged an interception.
Kingwood's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for King, they now also have a winning record of 4-3.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Kingwood has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 183.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like King struggles in that department as they've been averaging 220.4. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Kingwood was dealt a bruising 59-0 loss at the hands of King in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Kingwood avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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