Mountain Grove waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Houston Tigers with a sharp 41-20 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 20 points or more this season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mountain Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 376 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Houston still got an impressive performance from Jordan Arthur, who rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Mountain Grove pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Houston, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-3 record this season.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Panthers faces off against Thayer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Their defense has only allowed 13 points per game this season, so Mountain Grove's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Houston, they will face off against Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Houston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.5 points per game this season.
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