A victory for Lamar just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by the Bowie Volunteers on the road and fell 49-21. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 396th, while the Volunteers are ranked 100th).
Despite the loss, Lamar still got an impressive performance from Kelton Barney, who rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns. Barney has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Lamar didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Xian Johnson and Denzel Freeman. Lamar got some further help from Braylon Williams: he made 16 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
It was another big night for Darrion Bowers, who rushed for 244 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.4 yards per carry, and also picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown for Bowie. Those 244 rushing yards gave Bowers a new career-high. Dilon Tallie also helped out with an impressive 97 receiving yards.
Lamar's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Bowie, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.
Lamar has already played their next match, a 35-14 victory against Grand Prairie on the 7th. As for Bowie, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 48-28 win against South Grand Prairie on the 7th.
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