Football Preview: Mt. Vernon Mountaineers vs. Lamar Tigers
Mt. Vernon hasn't had much luck against Lamar recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Mt. Vernon Mountaineers will take on the Lamar Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Mt. Vernon will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Mt. Vernon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past East Newton, posting a 48-6 victory on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, after a string of 13 wins dating back to last season, Lamar's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to Cassville. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
Mt. Vernon's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Lamar, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-1.
Mt. Vernon was dealt a bruising 63-7 defeat at the hands of Lamar in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mt. Vernon was down 49-0.
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