The Pea Ridge Blackhawks will challenge the Alma Airedales at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Pea Ridge is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 55 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Greenbrier on Friday. They were outmatched by the Panthers at home and fell 40-9. While losing is never fun, the Blackhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Panthers are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, Alma got themselves on the board against Clarksville on Friday, but Clarksville never followed suit. They blew past the Panthers, posting a 42-0 win. That looming 42-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Airedales yet this season.
Pea Ridge dropped their record down to 1-7 with the loss, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Alma, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Pea Ridge lost to Alma on the road by a decisive 27-13 margin in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Pea Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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