Football Preview: Madisonville Mustangs vs. Malakoff Tigers
The Madisonville Mustangs are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge the Malakoff Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Madisonville earned a 27-20 victory over Navasota. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 214th, while the Rattlers are ranked 473rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Phillip Green went supernova for Madisonville, rushing for 118 yards and two touchdowns.
Madisonville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Dylan Blakley and Carmelo Gilbert. Gilbert didn't just play on offense: he also made five total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Meanwhile, Malakoff had already won 17 in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.5 points), and they went ahead and made it 18 on Friday. They blew past the Leopards 34-14.
Madisonville's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0. As for Malakoff, their record is now 2-0.
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