Football Preview: Huntsville Eagles vs. Gentry Pioneers
Huntsville has been away from home for four games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Gentry Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Huntsville's offense hasn't had much luck over their past six matchups, but Friday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Huntsville is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Gravette on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Huntsville was dealt a 55-7 loss at the hands of Gravette. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Lions are ranked 46th).
Meanwhile, while Gentry put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Green Forest. Gentry blew past Green Forest, posting a 28-0 win at home. The Pioneers' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
The critical scores for Gentry came from Seth Ippensen, Caydon Koons, Owen Foreman, and Bennett Roberts.
Huntsville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Gentry, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Huntsville was taken down by Gentry 47-8 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gentry's Talan Williams, who threw for 403 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes. Now that Huntsville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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