The Mount Vernon Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Pottsboro Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Mount Vernon came up short against Rusk on Friday, falling 27-6.
Meanwhile, Pottsboro earned a 42-35 victory over Sanger on Friday. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 336th, while the Indians are ranked 743rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cayden Humphrey went supernova for Pottsboro, rushing for 207 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry, and also throwing for 200 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Zavier Brady was in the mix as well, providing Pottsboro with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Pottsboro 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 183 rushing yards in 14 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Pottsboro wouldn't let Sanger keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pottsboro can thank Cayson Watson and Carson Nix for forcing both of them. Watson is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Mount Vernon's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-2. As for Pottsboro, their record is now 2-0.
Mount Vernon was able to grind out a solid win over Pottsboro in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 45-38. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pottsboro's Major Mcbride, who rushed for 251 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry, and also picked up 78 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Mount Vernon to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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