The Iowa Park Hawks will square off against the Ponder Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Iowa Park's offense hasn't had much luck over their past three contests, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Iowa Park is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Paradise on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Iowa Park was dealt a 49-7 defeat at the hands of Paradise. The Hawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-0.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Ponder, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 36-26 win over Bowie on Friday.
Ponder got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Tyson Price out in front who threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Johnny Arellano was another key back, rushing for 178 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.9 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Ponder was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Iowa Park's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Ponder, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
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