Football Recap: Mansfield Tigers vs. Mansfield Summit Jaguars
Mansfield won the last time they faced Mansfield Summit, and things went their way on Friday too. The Mansfield Tigers came out on top against the Mansfield Summit Jaguars by a score of 43-34. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mansfield to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braxton Van Cleave, who threw for 210 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 38 yards. Zion Robinson was in the mix as well, providing Mansfield with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mansfield was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 504 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Mansfield Summit lost, don't look at Adarion Nettles. Despite the final result, he rushed for 139 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 34 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Zaeden Smith, who picked up 109 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Mansfield's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Mansfield Summit, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mansfield will square off against Martin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Mansfield Summit, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Burleson at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th.
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