Greenwood is 10-0 against Siloam Springs since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Greenwood Bulldogs will square off against the Siloam Springs Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Greenwood will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Greenwood is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Russellville, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Greenwood was ranked second). Greenwood blew past Russellville 63-14 at home on Friday. With the Bulldogs ahead 49-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Kane Archer was his usual excellent self, throwing for 242 yards and five touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 41 yards and a touchdown. Champ Davis was in the mix too, providing Greenwood with two touchdowns.
Greenwood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Isaiah Arrington, Kaylor Jasna, and Zack Zitzmann picked up one apiece. Another thorn in Russellville's side was Gage Hanna, who forced a fumble and made eight total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, a win for Siloam Springs just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 45-11 defeat at the hands of Van Buren. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Pointers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Greenwood's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Siloam Springs, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Greenwood against Siloam Springs in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 55-14 win. In that matchup, Greenwood amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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