Football Preview: Mt. Vernon Mountaineers vs. Lamar Tigers
Mt. Vernon is 0-6 against Lamar since August of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Mt. Vernon Mountaineers will face off against the Lamar Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Mt. Vernon will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Mt. Vernon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat East Newton 48-6 on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Lamar unfortunately witnessed the end of their 13-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to Cassville. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
Mt. Vernon's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Lamar, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-1.
Mt. Vernon was taken down by Lamar 63-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2021. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mt. Vernon was down 49-0.
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