Football Preview: Mount Vernon Tigers vs. Mineola Yellowjackets
The Mount Vernon Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Mineola Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses dating back to last season for Mount Vernon and five for Mineola dating back to last season.
Last Friday, Mount Vernon had to suffer through a 60-17 loss at the hands of Atlanta. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 743rd, while the Rabbits are ranked 290th).
Meanwhile, Mineola came up short against North Lamar on Friday and fell 35-24.
Mount Vernon's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Mineola, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Things could have been worse for Mount Vernon, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 42-27 loss to Mineola in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Mount Vernon, Braydon Alley (who rushed for 266 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 165 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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