Football Preview: Bayard Tigers vs. Maxwell Wildcats
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on the Maxwell Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bayard is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Bayard is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 38 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Hyannis on Thursday. They were dealt a 52-8 defeat at the hands of the Longhorns. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-0.
Meanwhile, Maxwell didn't have quite enough to beat Mullen on Friday and fell 45-42. Despite 77 more yards than the Broncos, the Wildcats couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Kole Jones and Tate Kvanvig. Kvanvig had a great game and rushed for 104 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. Meanwhile, Jones was balling out in the loss, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 68 receiving yards.
Maxwell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Griffin Flock.
Bayard's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Maxwell, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-4.
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