Football Recap: Collins Tigers vs. Mize Bulldogs
After flying high against North Forrest last Friday, Collins came back down to earth. The Collins Tigers took a 41-27 bruising from the Mize Bulldogs on Friday. The Tigers have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Collins lost, don't look at Ti?Jarian Barnes. Despite the final result, he rushed for 70 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards.
Among those leading the charge was Brad Garner, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 25 yards and a touchdown. Those 72 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Collins now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Mize, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Collins will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Richton at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. Collins is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26 points per game this season. Mize has already played their next match, a 52-0 loss against Heidelberg on the 18th.
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