A victory for Princeton just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by the Prosper Eagles on the road and fell 84-41. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (35), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Princeton lost, don't look at Marcus Flowers. Despite the final result, he threw for 460 yards and five touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. With that strong performance, Flowers is now averaging an impressive 311.6 passing yards per game. Abdullhi Mahdi was another key player, picking up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Princeton didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nick Rodriguez and Cameron Drake. Drake also snagged an interception, which is notable because Princeton is 2-1 when he posts at least one interception, but 0-6 otherwise.
Princeton's loss was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Prosper, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Princeton will challenge McKinney Boyd at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Prosper, they will take on Plano West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Prosper is facing Plano West at the right time seeing as Plano West is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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