Football Recap: Jonesboro Hurricane vs. El Dorado Wildcats
After flying high against Sylvan Hills last Friday, Jonesboro came back down to earth. The Jonesboro Hurricane fell 21-14 to the El Dorado Wildcats on Friday. The Hurricane were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September of 2021.
Despite the loss, Jonesboro still got an impressive performance from Tj Brown, who rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown. Brown's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards.
Jonesboro didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Nigel Bell and Jamarion Nelson. Jonesboro got some further help from KJ Anderson: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (1.5 for loss).
Jonesboro's record now sits at 2-7. As for El Dorado, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
Jonesboro is taking a road trip to take on West Memphis at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jonesboro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.2 points per game this season. As for El Dorado, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Sheridan at 7:00 p.m. Sheridan also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 35 points per game.
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