Sweetwater and Vernon squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Sweetwater had to settle for second. They lost to the Vernon Lions on the road by a 28-9 margin. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Lions apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2017.
Sweetwater didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mason Blueford and Jose Quintero.
Tru Gipson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 107 yards and a touchdown for Vernon. Gipson was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 53 yards.
Sweetwater's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5. As for Vernon, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Sweetwater does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Vernon, they will venture away from home to take on River Road at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Vernon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.6 points per game this season.
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