Cabot hasn't had much luck against Bryant recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cabot Panthers' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Bryant Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Cabot is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Springdale 33-32.
Meanwhile, Bryant faced Conway in a battle between two of the state's top teams two weeks ago. Bryant blew past Conway 49-14. Considering the Hornets have won eight games by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Bryant's victory came down to the chemistry between Jordan Walker and his top target Kamauri Austin. Walker threw for 248 yards and four touchdowns while Austin picked up 159 receiving yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Walker a new career-high in rushing yards (95). Bryant also got a significant boost from Myron Thrash Jr, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 85 yards.
Bryant was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 291 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Bryant pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.8 points per game. As for Cabot, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Cabot was dealt a bruising 56-6 loss at the hands of Bryant in their previous meeting back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Walker, who threw for 308 yards and six touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 46 yards. Now that Cabot knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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