Football Preview: Sheridan Yellowjackets vs. Sylvan Hills Bears
The Sheridan Yellowjackets will square off against the Sylvan Hills Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Sheridan and 18 for Sylvan Hills dating back to last season.
Sheridan managed to keep up with Marion until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Sheridan lost 42-21 to Marion. The Yellowjackets were down 36-15 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, a victory for Sylvan Hills just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 57-26 loss at the hands of Jonesboro. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Hurricane are ranked 27th).
Sheridan's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Sylvan Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Sheridan didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Sylvan Hills in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 27-23 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sylvan Hills' Malachi Sherwin, who rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sheridan still be able to contain Sherwin? There's only one way to find out.
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