Madisonville scored first but ultimately less than Malakoff in their matchup on Friday. They and the Malakoff Tigers were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 29-28 loss. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the Tigers are ranked 36th).
Despite the loss, Madisonville still got an impressive performance from Phillip Green, who rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 39 receiving yards and a touchdown. Green showed off some serious burst, taking off on a dash for 62 yards. Another player making a difference was Ty Williams, who threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns.
Even though they lost, Madisonville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Madisonville wouldn't let Malakoff keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Madisonville can thank Konnor Greer and Kyus Ford for forcing both of them.
Mike Jones went supernova for Malakoff, rushing for 106 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 86 yards and a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Madisonville fell to 2-1. As for Malakoff, the victory was the 19th in a row (dating back to last season) for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Madisonville will face off against Columbus at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Madisonville will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Malakoff, they will head out to square off against Grandview at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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