Football Recap: Mount Vernon Tigers vs. Rusk Eagles
The Mount Vernon Tigers lost 27-6 to the Rusk Eagles on Friday.
Mount Vernon wouldn't let Rusk keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mount Vernon can thank Colton Johnson and Andres Diaz for forcing both of them. Diaz also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making two total tackles (2.0 for loss).
The critical scores for Rusk came from Zamarion Tilley, Carter Holland, and Kyle Hooper.
Mount Vernon's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2. As for Rusk, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mount Vernon will square off against Pottsboro at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Rusk, they will venture away from home to square off against Diboll at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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