The Mt. Vernon Yellowjackets will take on the Licking Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Mt. Vernon faced off against Licking Heights. in a bug-themed battle on Friday. Mt. Vernon took a 14-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Licking Heights. The Yellowjackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mt. Vernon might have lost, but man, Mason Richards was a machine: he rushed for 192 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Richards a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Mavrik Gregory, who rushed for 119 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Mt. Vernon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 321 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Licking Valley waltzed into their contest on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 22-19 victory over the Blue Aces.
Mt. Vernon's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Licking Valley, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
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