The Lamar Warriors will head out to take on the Dardanelle Sand Lizards at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lamar and Dover met for a duel on Friday where Lamar prevailed. Lamar simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Dover 35-8 at home. The Warriors' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Kade Boen was a one-man wrecking crew for Lamar as he threw for 151 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. A healthy portion of that aerial production (81 yards to be exact) went to Eli Jones.
Lamar didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Tillman Storment and JJ Humphrey.
Meanwhile, Dardanelle entered their tilt with Clinton on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Yellowjackets, posting a 48-12 victory on the road. Considering the Sand Lizards have won four matches by more than 35 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The win got Lamar back to even at 3-3. As for Dardanelle, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
Lamar came out on top in a nail-biter against Dardanelle in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, sneaking past 22-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lamar since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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