Football Preview: Mansfield Tigers vs. Dumas Bobcats
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Mansfield Tigers challenge the Dumas Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday... Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Mansfield sitting on nine straight victories and Dumas on three.
Mansfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 34-14 margin over Newport. Considering the Tigers have won eight contests by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Dumas didn't have too much trouble with Glen Rose on Friday as they won 27-13. That's two games straight that the Bobcats have won by exactly 14 points.
Dumas had a senior duo take command as Darnail Walker threw for 167 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes and Raylen Spratt picked up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Walker has become a key player for Dumas: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise. Dumas also got a significant boost from Rashad Moore, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 88 yards.
The win got Dumas back to even at 6-6. As for Mansfield, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
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