Football Preview: Ashdown Panthers vs. Hope Bobcats
The Ashdown Panthers are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they challenge the Hope Bobcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Ashdown is leaving town to face Hope after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Ashdown took a blow against Mills University Studies on Friday, falling 46-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Comets are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, Hope was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were dealt a 51-7 defeat at the hands of Nashville.
Ashdown couldn't quite finish off Hope when the teams last played back in September of 2023 and fell 14-12. Thankfully for Ashdown, Tamorien Lindsey (who rushed for 139 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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