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The game Friday night at Many, between the Tigers of Many and the Avoyelles Mustangs went down to the last 50 seconds of the game as Tackett .
Curtis 15 yard TD run to put the Tigers on top 34-30 and the victory in a very big district game.
The Mustangs open up the scoring in this contest as they would drive 72 yards on 8 plays, on a 3 yard TD run with 7:28 remaining in the first quarter.
The Tigers would answer back with their first possession of the contest as they capped off a 49 yard drive with London Williams scoring on a three yard TD run. Two point conversion failed as the score Mustangs owned an 8-6 lead after 1 quarter of play.
The Mustangs would increase their lead to 16-6 as they scored on a 64 TD pass on the very first play of the second quarter.
With the Mustangs back on offense after stopping the Tigers on 4th down, they would drive down to midfield only to have the Tigers creating a fumble and it would be Swazy D. Carheel picking up the loose football and ramble 58 yards for a touchdown as the Tigers trailed 16-14 with 3:32 left in the first half.
With only 1:51 remaining in the first half, and the ball at the Mustangs 21, the Tigers took only 3 plays to take their first lead of the game as Trent Williams scored on a 1 yard run. This was setup on a 17 yard run by London Williams. At the half it was Many 20 Avoyolles 16.
The Tigers would increase their lead to 26-16 with a 5 yard TD run by. T. Williams. The drive of 47 yards took only 6 plays, so with 8 minutes left in the third quarter, the Tigers are now up 26-16.
Then the Mustangs come roaring back to take a 30-26 lead on a 96 yard TD run and a 36 fumble return for a touchdown with 11:02 left in the game.
With only 3:08 remaining in this game, the Tigers defense held the Mustangs on a 4th play and the Tigers had good field position at the Mustangs 26. On the 4th play in this series, Curtis took it in for a touchdown with only :52 left in the game and the Tigers hung on to win this very important game 34-30.
The Tigers are now 6-1 overall, 3-0 in district . The Mustangs fall to 6-1 and 2-1 in district.
Tackett led the rushing for 106 yards on 7 carries, followed by London Williams 91 yards on 24 carries.
The Tigers had 296 total offense yards, with 277 on the ground.
The Mustangs had 302 total yards with 210 yards on the ground.