The Livingston Lions will welcome the Vidor Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Livingston will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Livingston is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Lumberton on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Livingston came up short against Lumberton, falling 35-14. The Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 21-0.
Although Livingston took the loss, they still got scores from Trenden Williams and Deondrae Walker.
Even though they lost, Livingston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 184 rushing yards in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Vidor waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They breezed by the Hawks to the tune of 57-22. The Pirates' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Vidor's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Livingston, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Livingston came up short against Vidor when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 31-21. Can Livingston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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