Football Preview: Mounds Golden Eagles vs. Talihina Golden Tigers
The Mounds Golden Eagles's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Talihina Golden Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mounds is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell to Wewoka 52-46. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (40), the Golden Eagles still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Talihina entered their match against Regent Prep on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Talihina lost to Regent Prep at home by a 41-26 margin. The Golden Tigers' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Despite the defeat, Talihina got top-tier performance from Gavin Brown, who rushed for 239 yards and a touchdown while picking up 14.1 yards per carry. Brown was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 55 yards. Jayden Evans was in the mix too, providing Talihina with two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Talihina was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 299 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Mounds dropped their record down to 2-7 with the loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Talihina, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-1.
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