Arlington hasn't had much luck against Whitehaven recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Arlington Tigers will be playing at home against the Whitehaven Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Arlington didn't have quite enough to beat Memphis East and fell 21-18.
Arlington's defeat came about despite a quality game from Jacksen Lyons, who threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Whitehaven came up short against Tupelo on Friday and fell 26-19. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 32nd in Tennessee, while the Golden Wave are ranked fifth in Mississippi).
Arlington's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Whitehaven, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Arlington took a serious blow against Whitehaven in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 50-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Whitehaven's Christopher Talley, who rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 54 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that Arlington 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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