The Malvern Leopards will challenge the Bauxite Miners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Malvern's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matchups.
Malvern is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Ashdown 55-14 on Friday. The victory continues a trend for the Leopards in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won four in a row.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Malvern's defense and their six sacks. In that department, Henry Ivy was the leader with two. Malvern got some further help from Brandon Jackson: he picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made four total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Bauxite ended up a good deal behind Nashville on Friday and lost 27-12. The game marked the Miners' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Bauxite and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Malvern, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
Everything went Malvern's way against Bauxite when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as Malvern made off with a 52-27 victory. Do the Leopards have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Miners turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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