Arkansas City is 1-9 against Goddard since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Arkansas City Bulldogs will square off against the Goddard Lions at 7:00 p.m.
Arkansas City is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They took a blow against Eisenhower, falling 47-13. The Bulldogs gained 129 more yards on the day, but it was the Tigers that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, Arkansas City had strong showings from Joshua Abrams, who gained 70 total yards and two touchdowns, and Daxton Weakley, who picked up 160 receiving yards. The dominant performance also gave Abrams a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Goddard waltzed into their match on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They claimed a resounding 61-10 win over the Cougars on the road. The Lions' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Cooper Glasscock and he. Glasscock rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 76 yards. Aidan Avalos was another key player, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Goddard was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 504 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Goddard's defense made their presence known, laying out Landon Putman. four times. Preston Hagel was especially locked on to South's QB and sacked him twice.
Arkansas City's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Goddard, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Arkansas City was taken down by Goddard 45-13 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Arkansas City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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