Mineola was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a hard 49-35 fall against the Arp Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 851st, while the Tigers are ranked 398th).
Arp was led to victory by Josh Smith and Thomas Mckelvey. Smith rushed for 205 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry, while Mckelvey rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in rushing yards. Zane Bourque also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Mineola's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-3. As for Arp, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Mineola will head out on the road to take on North Lamar at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mineola is facing North Lamar at the right time seeing as North Lamar is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Arp, they will head out to challenge Sabine at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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