Football Preview: Aurora Houn Dawgs vs. Lamar Tigers
Aurora is 0-6 against Lamar since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Aurora Houn Dawgs will venture away from home to take on the Lamar Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Aurora focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Aurora took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They secured a 26-21 W over East Newton. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Houn Dawgs as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Aurora was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 372 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Aurora wouldn't let East Newton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Aurora can thank Lucas Hadlow and Jansen Hunt for forcing both of them. The dominant performance also gave Hunt a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lamar). Everything went their way against Monett on Friday as Lamar made off with a 45-22 victory. The win was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Aurora's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5. As for Lamar, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Aurora was taken down by Lamar 48-21 in their previous meeting back in September of 2019. Can Aurora avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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