Football Game Recap: Irving Tigers vs. Lake Highlands Wildcats
By Team Reports
Nov 6, 2023, 10:40am
Recap: Irving Tigers vs. Lake Highlands Wildcats
This season hasn't been kind to The Irving Tigers, who are still winless after their tenth game. They suffered a rough 49-27 loss at the hands of Lake Highlands on Thursday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Irving in their matchups with Lake Highlands: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Irving still got an impressive performance from Xavier Ybarra, who rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 94 yards and a touchdown.
Irving's defeat was their eighth straight at home (dating back to last season), which dropped their overall record down to 0-10. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 9.9 points per game. As for Lake Highlands, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Irving does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Lake Highlands will take on South Grand Prairie at 7:00 p.m. on November 10th.