Mansfield couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They and the Minden Crimson Tide were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but the Mansfield Wolverines suffered a 34-33 defeat. The Wolverines were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Crimson Tide apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in September of 2021.
When it comes to explaining why Mansfield lost, don't look at Sharmal Booker. Despite the final result, he threw for 115 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 41 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Booker a new career-high in rushing yards. Kalvin Jackson was another key player, picking up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Denarius Crowe was nothing short of spectacular for Minden: he rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Porter Neal, who rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries.
Mansfield will host Green Oaks on Friday. The two teams are at an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but likely not for long. As for Minden, they will take on Homer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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