Football Preview: Lamar Tigers vs. Mt. Vernon Mountaineers
Lamar has gone 6-0 against Mt. Vernon recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Lamar Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Mt. Vernon Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. Lamar will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Lamar is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Cassville just ended the team's 13-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They and the Wildcats were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 35-34 defeat. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mt. Vernon). They breezed by East Newton on the road to the tune of 48-6 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lamar fell to 3-1. As for Mt. Vernon, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Lamar against Mt. Vernon in their previous meeting back in October of 2021 as the squad secured a 63-7 victory. In that game, Lamar amassed a halftime lead of 49-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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