If Mount Vernon was riding high fresh off their 49-20 takedown of Annandale last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mount Vernon Majors took a 33-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of the West Potomac Wolverines. The Majors haven't had much luck with the Wolverines recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Several Majors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Matthew Moret, who picked up 170 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Moret is becoming a predictor of Mount Vernon's success: when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns the team is 4-2 (and 0-4 when he doesn't). Another signal caller making a difference was Hudson Grimsley, who threw for 188 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72% of his passes.
Even though they lost, Mount Vernon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Potomac only rushed for 95.
Leading West Potomac to victory were Grant Maloney and Jaxon Gray. Maloney picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Gray gained 109 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Gray a new career-high in rushing yards (91).
Mount Vernon's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for West Potomac, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
Mount Vernon will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Edison at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Potomac has already played their next matchup, a 44-0 win against Woodson on the 2nd.
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