It was fun while it lasted, but Mangum's undefeated season came to an end after eight games on Friday. They and the Thomas-Fay-Custer Terriers were almost perfectly matched up, but the Mangum Tigers suffered a 47-46 defeat. The loss put an end to the Tigers' undefeated start to the season.
Despite the loss, Mangum still got an impressive performance from Austin Solis, who rushed for 211 yards and two touchdowns. Solis is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 100 every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Avery Rogers, who rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Mangum was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 353 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mangum fell to 8-1. As for Thomas-Fay-Custer, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withCarnegie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. They will need to watch out since Mangum has now posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Thomas-Fay-Custer, they will venture away from home to challenge Mooreland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mooreland will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Thomas-Fay-Custer surely won't give up without a fight.
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