The Mount Vernon Tigers will head out to face off against the Winnsboro Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Mount Vernon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Rains, posting a 64-19 win. Winning may never get old, but the Tigers sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Dawson Witherspoon was his usual excellent self, rushing for 170 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade George, who threw for 201 yards and a pair of TDs.
Mount Vernon's run defense was locked in: Rains could only muster 1.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Isaiah Hunter for the heroic effort on defense: he. Mount Vernon didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.9.
Mount Vernon's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for six sacks. Nathan Worthen was especially locked on to Rains' QB and sacked him 2.5 times.
Meanwhile, Winnsboro took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 66-21 victory over Rains. The win continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won six in a row.
Mount Vernon's record is now 5-2. As for Winnsboro, their record now sits at 7-1.
Mount Vernon was taken down by Winnsboro 62-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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