Recap: Heber Springs Panthers vs. Lincoln Wolves
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but unfortunately for the Heber Springs Panthers, they weren't the ones who walked away with it. They fell 39-28 to Lincoln on Friday.
Kale Jones got back to being his usual excellent self, as he rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for two yards and a touchdown while completing 100% of his passes. Jace Birkes also helped out with an impressive 81 receiving yards.
Heber Springs' defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Lincoln, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Heber Springs will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Lonoke at 7:00 a.m. on December 10th. Lonoke is hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses. As for Lincoln, they will square off against Ozark at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Ozark's favor is that they have now posted big point totals in their last three games.
