The Mount Vernon Tigers will head out to challenge the Malakoff Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Mount Vernon's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Winnsboro on Friday. They took a blow against the Raiders, falling 62-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 884th, while the Raiders are ranked 275th).
Meanwhile, Malakoff put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Rains, posting a 56-0 win. Considering the Tigers have won seven matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Mount Vernon's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Malakoff, their victory was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0.
Mount Vernon was dealt a bruising 66-21 loss at the hands of Malakoff in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Malakoff's Mike Jones, who rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 288 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt. Now that Mount Vernon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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