Lamar is 6-0 against Mt. Vernon since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lamar Tigers will host the Mt. Vernon Mountaineers at 7:00 p.m. Lamar will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Lamar is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Cassville just ended the team's 13-game winning streak dating back to last season on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to the Wildcats. The loss was the Tigers' first of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mt. Vernon). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat East Newton 48-6 on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Lamar fell to 3-1. As for Mt. Vernon, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Lamar against Mt. Vernon in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 as the team secured a 63-7 victory. In that match, Lamar amassed a halftime lead of 49-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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