Football Preview: Mooreland Bearcats vs. Mangum Tigers
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Bearcats challenges the Mangum Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Mooreland is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Texhoma/Goodwell just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They were dealt a 49-6 loss at the hands of Texhoma/Goodwell. The matchup marked the Bearcats' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Mangum put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Southwest Covenant as Mangum made off with a 43-18 victory. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Austin Solis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 213 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game.
Mangum wouldn't let Southwest Covenant keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mangum can thank Solis and Avery Rogers for forcing both of them. What's more, he's the contest marked his fifth straight with at least 100 dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mangum was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mooreland fell to 4-1. As for Mangum, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Mooreland against Mangum when the teams last played back in November of 2022, as the team secured a 64-19 victory. Does Mooreland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mangum turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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