The Mt. Vernon Mountaineers are taking a road trip to challenge the East Newton Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Mt. Vernon took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past McDonald County 42-20.
Meanwhile, East Newton didn't have done well against Cassville recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. East Newton put the hurt on Cassville with a sharp 42-21 victory.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Newton to victory, but perhaps none more so than River Enlow, who rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns. Virgil Rosiere also helped with three touchdowns in total.
East Newton wouldn't let Cassville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. East Newton can thank Ian Dover and Aidan Wolfe for forcing both of them. East Newton got some further help from Lachlan Letterman: he made 14 total tackles.
Mt. Vernon's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. As for East Newton, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-1.
Mt. Vernon came up short against East Newton in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, falling 21-14. Can Mt. Vernon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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