Plano East and Allen are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Panthers will be playing at home against the Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Plano East sitting on three straight victories and Allen on eight.

Plano East had to skate by with only a one-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 18-run drubbing they dealt McKinney on Tuesday. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 19-1 margin over the Lions. With that win, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.

Ella Anderson looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.

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On the hitting side, Aza Ward was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kayleigh Miller, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and one stolen base.

Plano East was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .625. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Meanwhile, Allen won against Prosper on Saturday with eight runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Eagles came out on top against McKinney Boyd by a score of 8-4.

Yahmadi Morgan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it’s clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on eight hits.

At the plate, Adyson Fincanon was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI. That stolen base marked the first that she has snagged this season. Harper Dennis was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one double.

Plano East’s victory bumped their record up to 5-9-2. As for Allen, their win bumped their record up to 15-3.

Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Plano East hasn’t had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it’s not like Allen struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging an even more impressive 1.7 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it’ll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.

Plano East was able to grind out a solid victory over Allen in their previous meeting back in April of 2025, winning 9-5. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We’ll have the answer soon enough.