Mangum put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Southwest Covenant Patriots 43-18. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Austin Solis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 213 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.5 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mangum was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Mangum didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Colton Gillispie.
Southwest Covenant's loss came despite strong showings from Nate Gerber and Asher Hoover. Gerber rushed for 55 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while Hoover picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown. Gerber's longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Mangum pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Southwest Covenant, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Mangum has already played their next contest, a 40-8 win against Mooreland on the 11th. As for Southwest Covenant, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 41-12 victory against Carnegie on the 11th.
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