Vernon and Shallowater squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Vernon had to settle for second. They took a 22-7 bruising from the Shallowater Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 415th, while the Mustangs are ranked 206th).
Vernon's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Shallowater, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
Vernon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Shallowater, they will head out to take on Paradise at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Paradise is on a four-game streak of home wins, Shallowater a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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