Football Preview: Greenwood Bulldogs vs. Southside Mavericks
Greenwood has gone 8-0 against Southside recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Greenwood Bulldogs are taking a road trip to square off against the Southside Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Greenwood has 21 straight wins, Southside has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Greenwood took their matchup with ease, bagging a 63-14 victory over Van Buren. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 35 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Kane Archer, who threw for 307 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 31 yards and a touchdown. He has been hot recently, having posted four or more passing touchdowns the last four times he's played. Greenwood also got help from Grant Karnes, who showed off his sure hands for 98 receiving yards.
Greenwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Lawyer Thornsberry, Radley O'Neal, Kaylor Jasna, and Dj Dobbins picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Van Buren's side was Paul Brixey, who made 15 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Southside came up short against Russellville on Friday and fell 45-38.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Blake Forsgren, who threw for 367 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. He is becoming a predictor of Southside's success: when he posts at least 250 passing yards the team is 2-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't). Jayden Webb was another key player, picking up 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Greenwood's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Southside, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Friday's match will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Archer and Forsgren. Archer has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 292.5 passing yards and has 35 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Forsgren has averaged 263.8 passing yards and has 21 passing touchdowns on the season.
Greenwood didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Southside in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, but they still walked away with a 54-48 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Southside's David Sorg, who threw for 448 yards and six touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Greenwood to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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