Two dominant signal callers in Ty Scott and Cooper Martin are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Vernon Lions will welcome the Shallowater Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Vernon is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Everything went their way against River Road as Vernon made off with a 28-7 victory. 28 seems to be a good number for the Lions as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Vernon relied on the efforts of Tru Gipson, who rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and Scott, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only five carries.
Vernon wouldn't let River Road keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Javier Lopez was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played.
Vernon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Shallowater waltzed into their game on Friday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They put the hurt on the Greyhounds with a sharp 41-21 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 31-7.
Vernon is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.1 points per game. As for Shallowater, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
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