A victory for Quitman just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against the Lone Oak Buffaloes, falling 41-21. The Bulldogs were down 34-6 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Klayton Meadows and Bryson Hobbs certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Meadows threw for 235 yards and two touchdowns on only 16 passes, while Hobbs picked up 122 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
A big part of Lone Oak's win came down to the chemistry between Slayde Parnell and his top target Tre Hubbard. Parnell threw for 350 yards and six touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes while Hubbard picked up 203 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Parnell is now averaging an impressive 3.1 passing touchdowns per game. Another pass catcher making a difference was Corbin Johnson, who picked up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Quitman's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Lone Oak, the victory for them keeps them at an undefeated 7-0.
Quitman has already played their next matchup, a 30-12 defeat against Prairiland on the 25th. As for Lone Oak, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 28-7 loss against Grand Saline on the 25th.
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