A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars challenges the Paetow Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cinco Ranch is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.3 points per game this season.
Cinco Ranch is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 55 points last Thursday, they were much more limited against Jordan on Friday. They were dealt a 52-12 defeat at the hands of the Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Warriors are ranked 102nd).
Cinco Ranch's loss came about despite a quality game from Scott Eckel, who picked up 65 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Cinco Ranch didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jaylon Poledore and Maxwell Fields.
Meanwhile, Paetow entered their tilt with Morton Ranch on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Mavericks 42-8 at home. That 34 point margin sets a new team best for the Panthers this season.
Cinco Ranch's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Paetow, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Cinco Ranch beat Paetow 17-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Does Cinco Ranch have another victory up their sleeve, or will Paetow turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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