Mineola is on a six-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Mount Vernon a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Mineola Yellowjackets will host the Mount Vernon Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Mineola came up short against North Lamar and fell 35-24.
Meanwhile, Mount Vernon took a blow against Atlanta on Friday, falling 60-17. 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 743rd, while the Rabbits are ranked 290th).
Mineola's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Mount Vernon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Mineola strolled past Mount Vernon in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 42-27. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mount Vernon's Dawson Witherspoon, who rushed for 292 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.6 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mineola still be able to contain Witherspoon? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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