Football Preview: Dover Pirates vs. Waldron Bulldogs
Dover is on a three-game streak of home losses, Waldron a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Dover Pirates will welcome the Waldron Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Dover is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Mena on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Dover was beaten by Mena 42-8. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Bearcats are ranked 44th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 51-14, which was the final score in Waldron's tilt against Clinton on Friday.
Dover's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Waldron, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Dover took a serious blow against Waldron when the teams last played back in October of 2021, falling 40-6. Can Dover avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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