Football Preview: Searcy Lions vs. Morrilton Devil Dogs
The Searcy Lions will challenge the Morrilton Devil Dogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Searcy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.6 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, Searcy beat Beebe 31-22.
Curtis Goodrich continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 194 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Rickey Love handled things on the ground, rushing for 84 yards.
Searcy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Carter Blanchard and Isaiah Davis.
Meanwhile, Morrilton humbled Clarksville with a 45-6 victory. That looming 45-6 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Devil Dogs yet this season.
Morrilton's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Searcy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Searcy came out on top in a nail-biter against Morrilton in their previous matchup back in August of 2019, sneaking past 44-42. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Morrilton's Jacolby Criswell, who rushed for 136 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 231 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Searcy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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