Har-Ber entered their match against Bentonville West on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Har-Ber Wildcats and the Bentonville West Wolverines were almost perfectly matched up, but the Har-Ber Wildcats suffered a 35-34 loss. The game was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but the Wildcats couldn't quite close it out.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Titus Cramer, who rushed for 175 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 52 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Evan Baker, who rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Har-Ber was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Har-Ber has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Bentonville West, the victory snapped their losing streak at seven games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-6 record.
Har-Ber will be playing in front of their home fans against Northside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Har-Ber is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.7 points per game this season. As for Bentonville West, they will venture away from home to square off against Rogers Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bentonville West is facing Rogers Heritage at the right time seeing as Rogers Heritage is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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