Piggott is on a seven-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Harrisburg a seven-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Piggott Mohawks will host the Harrisburg Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Piggott is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were beaten by Newport 56-18 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Mohawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 185th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 48th).
Meanwhile, Harrisburg came up short against Rivercrest on Friday, falling 40-14.
Despite the defeat, Harrisburg saw an underclassman step up: Jayvin Thompson rushed for 91 yards on only five carries.
Even though they lost, Harrisburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Piggott's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Harrisburg, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-4.
Things could have been worse for Piggott, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 53-38 loss to Harrisburg when the teams last played back in October of 2021. Can Piggott avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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