A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the Bayard Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maxwell is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Maxwell will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Mullen on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 47-point loss they were dealt last Friday. Maxwell fell just short of Mullen by a score of 45-42. The Wildcats gained 77 more yards on the day, but it was the Broncos that made the best use of them.
Maxwell's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jesse Reyes, who rushed for 167 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, and Kole Jones, who gained 190 total yards and two touchdowns. Those 167 rushing yards gave Reyes a new career-high.
Maxwell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Griffin Flock.
Meanwhile, Bayard was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 52-8 loss at the hands of Hyannis. Having soared to a lofty 38 points in the game before, the Tigers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Maxwell's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Bayard, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
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