Football Recap: Marked Tree Indians vs. Izard County Cougars
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Marked Tree). They breezed by the Izard County Cougars to the tune of 64-22 on Friday. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 22 points or more this season.
Despite the defeat, Izard County saw an underclassman step up: freshman Benaiah Spray picked up 124 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those 124 receiving yards set a new season-high mark for Spray.
The win made it two in a row for Marked Tree and bumps their season record up to 6-2. As for Izard County, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-8.
Marked Tree will head out to face off against Cross County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Marked Tree's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests. As for Izard County, they will be playing at home against Earle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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