Football Preview: Harrison Goblins vs. Greenbrier Panthers
Harrison and Greenbrier are an even 4-4 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Harrison Goblins will challenge the Greenbrier Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Harrison is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Harrison will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Vilonia on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 23-point defeat they were dealt two weeks ago. Harrison fell just short of Vilonia by a score of 24-21. The match was a 7-7 toss-up at halftime, but the Goblins couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Greenbrier was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Pea Ridge 40-9. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Panthers had established a 25 point advantage.
It was another big night for Enoch Assan, who rushed for 235 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 160 rushing yards.
Greenbrier was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Harrison's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Greenbrier, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Harrison suffered a grim 45-21 defeat to Greenbrier in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Harrison, Cooper Wilcox (who threw for 227 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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