Football Preview: Mansfield Tigers vs. Mansfield Legacy Broncos
Mansfield is 5-0 against Mansfield Legacy since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mansfield Tigers will face off against the Mansfield Legacy Broncos at 7:00 p.m. Mansfield is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Mansfield will head out to face Mansfield Legacy after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Mansfield fell 35-23 to Crowley. The Tigers' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Mansfield might have lost, but man, Jacobe Hayes was a machine: he picked up 89 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Hayes is on a roll when it comes to receiving touchdowns, as he's now hauled in two or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Mansfield Legacy really took it to Boswell for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-7 win on the road. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Broncos just coasted through the last quarter.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mansfield Legacy to victory, but perhaps none more so than J-Uan Harrison Jr., who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown. Jackson Carr did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 88 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mansfield Legacy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Mansfield Legacy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lewis Wilkerson and Jeffrey Brown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mansfield fell to 6-1. As for Mansfield Legacy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-5.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: Mansfield has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 449.6 total yards per game. It's a different story for Mansfield Legacy, though, as they've been averaging only 244.1. Will Mansfield be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Mansfield Legacy flip the script?
Mansfield was able to grind out a solid win over Mansfield Legacy in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 42-31. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Mansfield Legacy's Kaidan Johnson, who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 58 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Mansfield to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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