Football Recap: Mountain Grove Picks Up Seventh Consecutive Victory

Panthers

Previous Games

10/17/25 @ Houston	46-13
10/10/25 @ Salem	30-6
10/03/25 vs Liberty	35-6
09/26/25 vs Cabool	66-6
09/19/25 @ Willow Springs	54-14
+ 2 more games

Mountain Grove extended their winning streak to seven on Friday, bumping them up to 7-1. They really took it to the Houston Tigers for the full four quarters, racking up a 46-13 victory. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won six games by 24 points or more so far this season.

Aden Estep produced another solid performance rushing for 237 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 25 yards and one TD. Those 237 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Braydon Curtiss was another key player, rushing for 123 yards and one score while picking up 7.7 yards per carry.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Mountain Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 542 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.

Mountain Grove didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kaden Murphy and Estep.

As for Houston, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season. Having soared to a lofty 44 points in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.

Although Houston took the loss, they still got scores from Aaron McCarthy and Dillon Shelton.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Mountain Grove will square off against rival Thayer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (the Panthers 13.6, the Bobcats 11.8) so any points scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Houston is set to face off against their familiar foe Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.