The Plano Wildcats will square off against the Princeton Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Plano lost to Allen on the road by a 38-21 margin. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Plano's loss came about despite a quality game from Donald Smith, who rushed for 39 yards and two touchdowns. Plano also got a significant boost from Chance Culley, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 90 yards.
Meanwhile, Princeton entered their matchup against Rock Hill on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Princeton came up short against Rock Hill, falling 38-14. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 480th, while the Blue Hawks are ranked 183rd).
Plano's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Princeton, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 1-3.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Plano has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 168 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Princeton has preferred to attack from the air: they average 278.5 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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