The El Dorado Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Jonesboro Hurricane at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
El Dorado is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by West Memphis to the tune of 63-28 on Friday. Considering the Wildcats have won three games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Jonesboro blew past Sylvan Hills, posting a 57-26 victory. Given the Hurricane's advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Bears are ranked 98th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tj Brown was his usual excellent self, rushing for 136 yards and three touchdowns on only six carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Asa Myers was another key player, throwing for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only eight passes.
Jonesboro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
El Dorado now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Jonesboro, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-6.
El Dorado came up short against Jonesboro when the teams last played back in September of 2021, falling 31-20. Can El Dorado avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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