Football Preview: Bryant Hornets vs. Cabot Panthers
Bryant is 9-0 against Cabot since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bryant Hornets will square off against the Cabot Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Bryant sitting on ten straight victories and Cabot on three.
Bryant is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Conway, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Bryant was ranked first). Bryant blew past Conway, posting a 49-14 win. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won eight games by 20 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Bryant's victory came down to the chemistry between Jordan Walker and his top target Kamauri Austin. Walker threw for 248 yards and four touchdowns while Austin picked up 159 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Walker a new career-high in rushing yards (95). Bryant also got a significant boost from Myron Thrash Jr, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
Bryant was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Cabot rose to the challenge on Friday. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Bulldogs 33-32.
Bryant's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.2 points. As for Cabot, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Everything came up roses for Bryant against Cabot in their previous meeting back in October, as the team secured a 56-6 win. In that contest, Bryant amassed a halftime lead of 35-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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