On Friday, the Itasca Wampus Cats ended up a good deal behind the Hico Tigers and lost 46-28. The Wampus Cats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Itasca still got an impressive performance from Heath Mays, who rushed for 189 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Mays a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Itasca was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 177 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Itasca's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Hico, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Itasca will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Dawson at 7:30 p.m. on October 11th. As for Hico, they will challenge Florence at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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