The Forrest City Mustangs will face off against the Mills University Studies Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Forrest City is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Having struggled with 13 losses in a row dating back to last season, Forrest City finally turned things around against Hall on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Warriors , sneaking past 37-35. The high-scoring effort was just what the Mustangs needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
Meanwhile, Mills University Studies put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Heber Springs a 41-0 shutout. Give the Comets' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Mills University Studies found their leader in underclassman Elijah Moody, who rushed for 220 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 206 yards and two touchdowns. Backing up that air attack was Rodney Jackson, who rushed for 163 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Mills University Studies wouldn't let Heber Springs keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Alan Hall was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven. Mills University Studies got some further help from Desmond Higgins Jr: he made six total tackles (4.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mills University Studies was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 448 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Forrest City's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-5. As for Mills University Studies, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Forrest City was taken down by Mills University Studies 58-12 in their previous matchup back in August of 2022. Can Forrest City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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