A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on the Rains Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Mount Vernon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They managed a 48-42 win over Eustace on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Dawson Witherspoon went supernova for Mount Vernon, rushing for 234 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and also picking up 33 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Witherspoon has posted since back in November of 2023. Cade George also helped out by tossing the rock for 315 yards.
Mount Vernon wouldn't let Eustace keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Jayden Doss, Andres Diaz, and Landry Moss picked up one apiece. Moss also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 15. Mount Vernon got some further help from Will Tucker: he made 17 total tackles and defended a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mount Vernon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, the third road match was the charm for Rains, as they earned their first road win of the season. They skirted past Eustace 47-44. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Wildcats as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Mount Vernon's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Rains, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Mount Vernon against Rains in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-12 win. Does Mount Vernon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rains turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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