Anytime the Mansfield Tigers and the Cedarville Pirates battle each other on the football field, fans are sure to get a show. Well last Friday night was no different. The Tigers took on the Pirates at Cedarville and although Mansfield left with the loss, they did manage to put 20 points on the board by the time the night was over. With a final score of 60-20 Cedarville, the Tigers have yet to walk away with a conference win. Mansfield started the season on fire straight out of the gate when they took on Magazine and left with a 41-0 victory. But then they hit a wall and have been trying to get over it ever since. Before taking on Cedarville, the Tigers had yet to earn anything over 16 points in a game.
Offensively, QB, Zayne Dugan, made 25 passes for 236 yards, 2 TDs, and 3 INT. In rushing, Shawn Brown made 7 for 45 yards, and 1 TD, Caleb Collier got 2 for 34 yards, Randy Claude had 6 for 20 yards, and Zayne made 2 for 5 yards. For receiving, Codi Chick got 12 for 166 yards, Austin Carlton got 7 for 37 yards, and 1 TD, Randy earned 4 for 31 yards, and 1 TD, and Drew Elmore made 1 for 2 yards. Kicker, Braxton Byers, earned 2/3 PAT.
Defensively, Randy made 8 solo tackles, 2 assists, and 1 TFL, Austin got 6 solos and 4 assists, Drew made 5 solos and 5 assists, Austin Quinalty scored 4 solos and 3 assists, Clint Stovall got 1 solo and 3 assists, Bri Sanderson got 3 assists, Reegan Emery made 2 assists, Jared Schmidt and Fisher Willsey got 1 solo apiece, Braxton, Codi, and Tommy Phang each made 1 assist, and John Branche scored 1 fumble recovery.
Next up for Mansfield, the Tigers will head to Hackett for a little rivalry showdown with the Hornets on Friday, November 6th for the final conference game of the season. Mansfield will enter this contest with a 1-8 total record and 0-6 in conference play while the Hornets hold a 3-4 total record and are 1-4 in conference play.
