Football Preview: Mena Bearcats vs. Dardanelle Sand Lizards
The Mena Bearcats will challenge the Dardanelle Sand Lizards at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mena is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, Mena didn't have too much trouble with Clinton as they won 24-7. The 24-point effort marked the Bearcats' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Brody Peters was his usual excellent self, rushing for 131 yards while picking up 8.2 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, Dardanelle had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.8 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They blew past the Apaches, posting a 41-14 win. The result was nothing new for the Sand Lizards, who have now won seven games by 27 points or more so far this season.
Mena pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.8 points per game. As for Dardanelle, their record is now 8-1.
Mena lost to Dardanelle on the road by a decisive 56-42 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Can Mena avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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