The Star City Bulldogs will face off against the Hamburg Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Star City is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Star City is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Warren on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Star City was beaten by Warren 41-7. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Lumberjacks are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hamburg). They breezed by Crossett at home to the tune of 48-0 on Friday. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Ni?Kel Lewis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 154 yards and four touchdowns on only 13 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaeden Thomas, who threw for 125 yards and three touchdowns.
Star City's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Hamburg, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Star City lost to Hamburg at home by a decisive 42-26 margin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thomas, who rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that Star City 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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