Irving was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell 35-27 to the MacArthur Cardinals. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 44-38 back in January.
Irving's loss dropped their record down to 5-22. As for MacArthur, they moved to 8-21 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Irving and MacArthur could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Irving will take on Lake Highlands at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 691 places (1264 vs. 573). Meanwhile, MacArthur (ranked 1109th) will meet Richardson (ranked 196th) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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