Football Preview: Arkadelphia Badgers vs. Southside Southerners
The Arkadelphia Badgers will challenge the Southside Southerners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Arkadelphia sitting on ten straight victories and Southside on 14.
Arkadelphia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Dardanelle by a score of 35-27.
Meanwhile, Southside won against Monticello on Friday with 24 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Southside enjoyed a cozy 24-7 win over Monticello. That's two games straight that the Southerners have won by exactly 17 points.
The critical scores for Southside came from Cameron Foree, Owen McLaughlin, and Landon Mcspadden.
One reason for the win was Southside's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Monticello's QB won't forget Brady Wood anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Wood is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season. Another thorn in Monticello's side was Andrew Plummer, who forced a fumble and made 14 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Southside's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-0. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.3 points per game. As for Arkadelphia, their win bumped their record up to 11-2.
Everything came up roses for Arkadelphia against Southside when the teams last played back in November of 2021, as the squad secured a 51-20 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Arkadelphia since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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