Football Recap: Andrews Wildcats vs. Mitchell Mountaineers
The matchup between Andrews and Mitchell on Thursday hardly resembled the 20-3 effort from their previous meeting. The Andrews Wildcats were just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to the Mitchell Mountaineers. The loss was the Wildcats' first of the season.
Andrews' loss came despite strong showings from Everett Tatham and Eli Aguilar. Tatham rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, while Aguilar rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Tatham a new career-high in rushing yards.
Andrews wouldn't let Mitchell keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Andrews can thank Phisher Baxter and Jerry Cable for forcing both of them. Cable is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Caleb Cook had an outrageously good game for Mitchell as he threw for 214 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 68 yards and a touchdown. Deshawn Orr was Cook's top target, picking up 48 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Having lost for the first time this season, Andrews fell to 2-1. As for Mitchell, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Andrews will venture away from home to take on Calhoun Falls Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Mitchell, they are taking a road trip to square off against Madison at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mitchell is facing Madison at the right time seeing as Madison is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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