The Greenwood Bulldogs will challenge the Shiloh Christian Saints at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Greenwood comes in on 25 and Shiloh Christian on three.
Greenwood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 42-0 win over Mountain Home. Considering the Bulldogs have won 11 matches by more than 34 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Kane Archer, who threw for 314 yards and five touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 56 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Grant Karnes, who picked up 119 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Greenwood wouldn't let Mountain Home keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Greenwood can thank Kaylor Jasna and Gage Hanna for forcing both of them. Hanna is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last three games he's played. Paul Brixey was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Shiloh Christian faced Benton in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Shiloh Christian walked away with a 45-32 victory over Benton.
Griffin Mason was his usual excellent self, picking up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while also rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown. Zane Sluyter was another key player, picking up 141 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Shiloh Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zander Salter and Hudson Ball.
Shiloh Christian is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.3 points per game. As for Greenwood, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Greenwood has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 324.7 passing yards per game. Shiloh Christian, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 200.9 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Saturday? There's only one way to find out.
Greenwood beat Shiloh Christian 28-17 when the teams last played back in September. Will Greenwood repeat their success, or does Shiloh Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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