The Pottsville Apaches are taking a road trip to face off against the Lamar Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pottsville will be strutting in after a win while Lamar will be coming in after a loss.
Pottsville is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Ozark: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pottsville blew Ozark out of the water with a 51-20 final score. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Apaches have posted against the Hillbillies since October 9, 2015.
Meanwhile, a win for Lamar just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Dardanelle 51-14. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Sand Lizards are ranked 30th).
The victory made it two in a row for Pottsville and bumps their season record up to 5-2. As for Lamar, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season.
Pottsville came up short against Lamar in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 32-20. Can Pottsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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