On Friday, The Marion Patriots faced the West Memphis Blue Devils in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Marion snuck past West Memphis with a 16-12 victory. The win made it back-to-back wins for Marion.
Marion has been no stranger to the win column this season, as they've started out with wins in six of their first seven contests, giving them a 6-1 record. As for West Memphis, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2.
Marion will take on Sheridan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sheridan 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 73rd, while Marion is ranked 16th). As for West Memphis, they will head out on the road to face off against Greene County Tech at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greene County Tech 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 111th, while West Memphis is ranked 20th).
