Football Preview: Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets vs. Watkins Memorial Warriors
The Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets will square off against the Watkins Memorial Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Watkins Memorial took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mt. Vernon, who comes in off a win.
Mt. Vernon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Zanesville on the road to the tune of 37-0 on Friday. The Yellowjackets pushed the score to 28-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Blue Devils had little chance of recovering from.
Mavrik Gregory went supernova for Mt. Vernon, rushing for 121 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Gregory a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jake Taylor, who threw for 190 yards and two touchdowns on only 17 passes.
Meanwhile, Watkins Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. The contest between them and Granville wasn't particularly close, with Watkins Memorial falling 31-14. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 377th, while the Blue Aces are ranked 94th).
The win made it two in a row for Mt. Vernon and bumps their season record up to 2-4. As for Watkins Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Mt. Vernon was taken down by Watkins Memorial 53-21 when the teams last played back in September of 2021. Will Mt. Vernon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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