Football Preview: Jonesboro Hurricane vs. Sylvan Hills Bears
The Jonesboro Hurricane will head out to challenge the Sylvan Hills Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jonesboro is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Jonesboro is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Marion, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Jonesboro was ranked 25th). Jonesboro came up short against Marion on Friday, falling 51-30. Even though they lost, the Hurricane's still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 26.4 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Despite the defeat, Jonesboro got top-tier performance from Tj Brown, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Sylvan Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 17th straight loss dating back to last season. They fell just short of West Memphis by a score of 13-10. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Bears couldn't quite close it out.
Jonesboro's record now sits at 1-6. As for Sylvan Hills, their record is now 0-7.
Jonesboro took their win against Sylvan Hills when the teams last played back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 34-14. Will Jonesboro repeat their success, or does Sylvan Hills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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