Preview: Magnolia vs. Hope
Hope will challenge Magnolia on the road at 7:00 PM on Friday. The MaxPreps state rankings favor Hope, but they won't be able to rely on this superior ranking alone to carry them to victory.
Hope have been struggling to pick up a win, with their contest against Arkansas last week making it four winless games in a row. It was a match Hope are hoping to forget as they lost a 7-45 blowout to Arkansas. The loss shouldn't obscure the performances of junior Hunter Hellums, who passed for 176 yards and 1 touchdown, and Emanuel Lawson, who picked up 52 yards on the ground on 9 carries and snatched 1 receiving TD.
Meanwhile, when you finish with 250.9 more yards than your opponent, a favorable outcome is almost sure to follow. Magnolia were able to grind out a solid victory over De Queen, winning 40-29. The success represented a nice turnaround for Magnolia, who in their last game suffered a tough 14-40 defeat.
Magnolia's victory lifted them to 5-4 while Hope's defeat dropped them down to 1-8. Senior Kadyn Roach will be someone to keep an eye on after he rushed for 214 yards and 3 touchdowns on 20 carries last Friday. Let see if he can build on that strong performance or if Hope's defense can bottle him up.
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