The Bowie Jackrabbits will head out to face off against the Ponder Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Bowie will head out to face Ponder after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Bowie was dealt a 40-7 loss at the hands of Paradise. The Jackrabbits haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 28-28 at halftime, Ponder was not quite Vernon's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 38-35. Ponder was up 21-7 in the second but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Despite their defeat, Ponder saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Johnny Arellano, who rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all. Ponder is undefeated when Arellano posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 1-2 otherwise. Tyson Price was another key signal caller, throwing for 338 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Bowie's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Ponder, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-2 record.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Bowie has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 164.5 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Ponder has preferred to attack from the air: they average 293.8 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Bowie took a serious blow against Ponder when the teams last played back in October of 2021, falling 61-12. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Bowie was down 32-6.
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