After flying high against Boyd last Friday, Iowa Park came back down to earth. The Iowa Park Hawks had to suffer through a 55-13 loss at the hands of the Vernon Lions. The Hawks lost against the Lions in their previous head to head back in October of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 48-27 score last time.
Leading Vernon to victory were Ty Scott and Tru Gipson. Scott rushed for 214 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while Gipson rushed for 140 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Scott's longest rush was for an incredible 84 yards.
Iowa Park's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Vernon, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Iowa Park will challenge Bowie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Vernon, they will welcome Peaster at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Vernon is on a three-game streak of home wins, Peaster a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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