Tyler entered their contest against Lufkin on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Tyler Lions fell 39-27 to the Lufkin Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Panthers are ranked 101st).
Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Davion Sirles, who picked up 149 receiving yards and a touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Haralson, who picked up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Tyler's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Jeremiah Taylor and Caiden Drummer. Taylor also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six. Tyler got some further help from D'Canaan Sueing: he made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Tyler's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Lufkin, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.
Tyler will challenge Highland Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Lufkin, they will square off against Barbers Hill at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lufkin has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 152 points over their last three matchups.
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