Football Preview: Siloam Springs Panthers vs. Van Buren Pointers
The Siloam Springs Panthers will head out to take on the Van Buren Pointers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Siloam Springs took a blow against Lake Hamilton, falling 46-6. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Wolves: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Van Buren was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 31-23 to Russellville.
Despite the defeat, Van Buren had strong showings from Cameron Keller, who rushed for 186 yards and a touchdown, and Hayden Williford, who threw for 193 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 passes. The dominant performance gave Keller a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (84 yards to be exact) went to Trenton Cooley, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Even though they lost, Van Buren was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Siloam Springs' loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Van Buren, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Siloam Springs took a serious blow against Van Buren when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 50-13. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Siloam Springs was down 29-7.
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