The Mt. Vernon Mountaineers will challenge the Lamar Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Mt. Vernon took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past East Newton 35-7. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Mountaineers' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, Lamar had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 35-26 win over the Wildcats.
Mt. Vernon's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Lamar, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Mt. Vernon was able to grind out a solid victory over Lamar in their previous meeting back in September of 2024, winning 42-32. Do the Mountaineers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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