The Mangum Tigers will square off against the Southwest Covenant Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Mangum's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Mangum is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Apache 70-12 at home. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Austin Solis was his usual excellent self, rushing for 192 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making three total tackles (2.0 for loss). Avery Rogers was another key player, gaining 114 total yards and three touchdowns.
Mangum's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Colton Gillispie, Diego Telles, and Clayton Caskey picked up one apiece. Caskey also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mangum was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 297 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Southwest Covenant entered their contest against Texhoma/Goodwell on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Southwest Covenant took a 30-25 hit to the loss column at the hands of Texhoma/Goodwell. The loss was the Patriots' first of the season.
Mangum's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Southwest Covenant, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-1.
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