Mountain Home is 4-0 against Van Buren since October of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mountain Home Bombers will host the Van Buren Pointers at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Home knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Van Buren likes a good challenge.
Mountain Home is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Lake Hamilton, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Mountain Home was ranked 15th). Mountain Home breezed by Lake Hamilton to the tune of 36-0 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Bombers, who have now won five matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, a win for Van Buren just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Greenwood, falling 63-14. The loss continues a trend for the Pointers in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost seven in a row.
Despite the defeat, Van Buren got top-tier performance from Cameron Keller, who rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown.
Mountain Home pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Van Buren, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Mountain Home strolled past Van Buren in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 41-24. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Keller, who rushed for 157 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mountain Home still be able to contain Keller? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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