The Mavericks battled hard on Friday night as they hosted cross-county rival Hallsville, but too many mistakes would doom them in a 34-27 overtime loss to the Bobcats.

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Hallsville beat Marshall for only the 7th time in the 27 year history of the rivalry.  It was their first win at Maverick Stadium since 2012.

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Hallsville got on the board first with a 45 yard field goal on their second drive of the game to take 3-0 lead.

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Disaster would strike on Marshall's next possession with a fumble that the Bobcats would fall on at the Maverick 38 yard line.  Hallsville would cash in on the mistake with a quick score and a 10-0 lead in the first quarter.

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Marshall's offense continued to struggle in the game and was forced to punt again.   

 

The Mavericks finally got on the board when the defense got a huge pick six interception to make the score 10-7 with 10:42 left in the half.

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The offense finally got things going with a 69 yard feive that ended with a touchdown as Marshall took its first lead of the game 14-10 with 5: 13 left in the second quarter.

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The Bobcats answered with a field goal after failing to score from the Marshall 5 yard line.  Marshall held onto the lead 14-13.

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On the ensuing Maverick possession, Hallsville's defense returned the favor with a pick six of their own as they retook the lead 20-14 with 1:54 before halftime.

 

Marshall drove deep into Bobcat territory just before the half, but the offense was unable to cut into the Hallsville lead.  It remained 20-14 at the intermission.

 

The Mavericks opened the second half with a drive that ended in a 33 yard field goal that cut the Hallsville lead to 20-17 with 9:17 left in the third.

 

Both teams traded punts the rest of the quarter until disaster struck again.

 

A Mav defender whiffed on the interception which allowed the Bobcats receiver to take the ball and race in for the touchdown.  Hallsville was now up 27-17 with 5 seconds left in the third.​

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The Bobcats looked like they were about to ice the game when the broke out a 45 yard run that appeared to be a likely touchdown but the Mav defense forced a fumble and gave the ball back to the offense.

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Marshall cashed in on the gift and cut the Bobcat lead to 27-24 with 4:02 left in the game.

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Hallsville was forced to punt late in the game, giving Marshall the ball at their own 44 with 2:22 left in the game.

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The Mavs were driving for the win...but had to settle for a 32 yard field goal to tie the game 27-27 at the end of regulation.

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In overtime the Bobcats scored on their first play with a 25 yard run that put them up 34-27.

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Marshall drove to the Hallsville 16 yard line and failed on a 4th and 1 attempt to end the game.

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Hallsville got the 34-27 overtime win.

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It was the Bobcat's first win over Marshall since 2022.

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The loss drops Marshall to (1-2) in district 6-5A play and (2-4) on the season.

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The Mavericks will be in Mount Pleasant to take on the Tigers in a critical game in week 8.

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