There's no place like home for Walnut Ridge, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. Everything went their way against the Harrisburg Hornets on Friday as the Walnut Ridge Bobcats made off with a 47-21 win. The Bobcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Walnut Ridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brogan Tate led the charge by rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave Tate a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Saulsbury, who rushed for 58 yards and two touchdowns.
Walnut Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 279 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in 21 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Harrisburg still got an impressive performance from Jayvin Thompson, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Thompson's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Walnut Ridge pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Harrisburg, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Walnut Ridge will challenge Hoxie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Walnut Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.3 points per game this season. As for Harrisburg, they will square off against Newport at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newport knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Harrisburg likes a good challenge.
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