The Searcy Lions will welcome the Beebe Badgers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Searcy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35 points per game this season.
Beebe is facing Searcy at the wrong time: Searcy suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They and the Hornets were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 24-23 loss. The Lions have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Although Searcy took the loss, they still got scores from Quaid King, Cooper Jones, and Wade Moore. Johnny Bell was another key player, throwing for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
Even if they lost, Searcy's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Christian Clark was especially locked on to Maumelle's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Maumelle's side was Charlie Thompson, who forced a fumble, made 12 total tackles, and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, Beebe got themselves on the board against Watson Chapel on Friday, but Watson Chapel never followed suit. They blew past the Wildcats 41-0. The result was nothing new for the Badgers, who have now won four games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Beebe has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 13.0 points per game. As for Searcy, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
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