The Walnut Ridge Bobcats will venture away from home to challenge the Rison Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Walnut Ridge's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Hoxie, posting a 35-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bobcats.
A big part of Walnut Ridge's victory came down to the chemistry between Jersie Cunningham and his top target Enrique Perez. Cunningham rushed for 45 yards and a touchdown while Perez rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns.
Walnut Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in 22 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Rison, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-13 win over Barton.
Walnut Ridge pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.2 points per game. As for Rison, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
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