Tigers maul Mustangs in district opener
The Wills Point Tigers entered district play against the Dallas Roosevelt Mustangs Oct. 11 on an uneven note, having started their season with an 0-4 record after losses to Tyler Chapel Hill, Carrollton Ranchview, Mineola and Tatum.
The Tigers managed to right the ship during their non-district finale Sept. 23, snapping an eight game losing streak dating back to a district opening win over the Mabank Panthers in 2015 by breaking into the win column with a 20-14 win over Hillsboro on homecoming night.
Any thought that the bye week following that win over Hillsboro might blunt some of the Tigers’ positive momentum heading into play against the Mustangs was quickly blown out of the water on Friday night, as Wills Point lit up the scoreboard for 20 points in both the first and second quarters of play en route to a 53-8 thrashing of Dallas Roosevelt.
The 20 points in each of the frames matched the most points scored in a single game by the Tigers all season. Additionally, the 53 points was just four less than the 57 points the Tigers had scored through the first five games of the year combined.
