After flying high against North Central last Friday, Merryville came back down to earth. The Merryville Panthers came up short against the Vinton Lions on Friday, falling 40-14. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost four in a row.
Although Merryville took the loss, they still got scores from Lucas Tucker and Joshua Robinson.
Even though they lost, Merryville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 257 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 171 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Merryville's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Vinton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Merryville will be playing in front of their home fans against LaSalle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Merryville focused on turnovers this week as team gave up five on Friday. As for Vinton, they will take on Hamilton Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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