Football Preview: Harding Academy Wildcats vs. Paragould Rams
The Harding Academy Wildcats will take on the Paragould Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Harding Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.3 points per game this season.
Harding Academy will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points last Friday, then bounced right back against Batesville on Friday. Harding Academy enjoyed a cozy 42-28 win over Batesville.
Harding Academy had a senior duo take command as Owen Miller threw for 416 yards and two touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes and Isaac Baker gained 177 total yards and three touchdowns. What's more, Baker also racked up 97 rushing yards, the mosthe's had since back in October of 2023. Endy Mcgalliard was Miller's top target, picking up 178 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Harding Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tanner Simmons and Cam Pryor. Pryor also snagged an interception, which is notable because Harding Academy is undefeated when he posts at least one interception, but 0-3 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Harding Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Batesville only rushed for 30.
Meanwhile, Paragould was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were outmatched by Nettleton on the road and fell 55-23.
Harding Academy pushed their record up to 3-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Paragould, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 3-3.
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