If Hector was riding high fresh off their 47-7 takedown of Mountainburg last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hector Wildcats came up short against the Mount Ida Lions on Friday, falling 62-36. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wildcats of the 38-21 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2018.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Drew Newport, who threw for 339 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Landen Darter was in the mix as well, providing Hector with two touchdowns.
Hector's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Mount Ida, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Hector will head out to square off against Westside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hector is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.6 points per game this season. As for Mount Ida, a feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions dukes it out withBigelow at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Ida also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 37.3 points per game.
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