Vernon is 2-8 against Iowa Park since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Vernon Lions will challenge the Iowa Park Hawks at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Iowa Park is hoping to do what Bowie couldn't on Friday: put an end to Vernon's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Vernon put the hurt on Bowie with a sharp 51-26 victory. Considering the Lions have won four matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Vernon relied on the efforts of Ty Scott, who rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and Tru Gipson, who gained 212 total yards and three touchdowns. Gipson really tore up the turf during one magnificent 72-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Schoppa, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.
Vernon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 416 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Vernon wouldn't let Bowie keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Vernon can thank Landon Bynum and Nick Guzman for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Iowa Park). They blew past Boyd 48-28 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hawks.
Vernon pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Iowa Park, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Vernon took their win against Iowa Park in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 48-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vernon since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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