[mysonis55]

As everyone knows, the Cards are 7-0 versus the Tigers all time. The last time these 2 played was in 2015 in Beechwood, with the cards winning 35-24 in the cold. However, the Tigers have not been to War Memorial since 2011. That was the year they were expected by many to win it all. They had the team of seniors that had won it all in Middle School and this was the talk leading up to that game. They were supposed to be the Tiger's team of destiny to finally break the Mayfield curse. The Tigers were a formidable foe on that night. They had lost their starting qb on a hit by Jonathan Jackson along the Beechwood sidelines late in the game and were using their all everything back, Max Nussbaum, had taken over at qb and was moving the Tigers right down the field on a late drive to take the lead. It was 4th down and the Tigers had their play set to perfection. It was a pass across the middle to their top wr/rb. However, it was tipped at the line of scrimmage and LB Ross hit the wr just as the ball was arriving, preventing the catch for a sure first down. The drive stalled. The wr lost it out of frustration and got a unsportsmanlike call, then the coach added 2 more of those same calls and the Cards instead of taking over near their own 25 now took over in Beechwood territory to go into victory formation, thus protecting the 19-14 win.