Paragould is 0-8 against Searcy since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Paragould Rams will head out on the road to square off against the Searcy Lions at 5:00 p.m. Paragould will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Arkansas Rankings (they are ranked 48th, while Searcy is ranked eighth).
Last Monday, Paragould suffered a rough 5-1 loss at the hands of Valley View. Things were pretty much settled by the half as Paragould was already down 3-0.
Meanwhile, Searcy put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Mount St. Mary Academy a 3-0 shutout. Searcy's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last nine contests.
This is the second loss in a row for Paragould and nudges their season record down to 8-6. As for Searcy, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0.
Paragould might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Searcy when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Paragould avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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