The Central Arkansas Christian Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Lonoke Jackrabbits at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Central Arkansas Christian is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Hall on Friday. Central Arkansas Christian walked away with a 35-28 win over Hall. With that victory, the Mustangs brought their scoring average up to 26.4 points per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central Arkansas Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 76.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 245.7.
Central Arkansas Christian wouldn't let Hall keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Central Arkansas Christian can thank Gus McConnell and Jordan Kasinger for forcing all of them. Central Arkansas Christian got some further help from Cooper Bahnks: he made nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lonoke). They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-7 win over Riverview. Winning may never get old, but the Jackrabbits sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Central Arkansas Christian's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Lonoke, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-3.
Everything came up roses for Central Arkansas Christian against Lonoke in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, as the squad secured a 52-16 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Lonoke's Bradon Allen, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 97 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Central Arkansas Christian to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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