After two games on the road, Hot Springs is heading back home. They will host the Magnolia Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hot Springs will be strutting in after a win while Magnolia will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Hot Springs made easy work of De Queen and carried off a 42-16 victory. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 26 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Magnolia entered their matchup against Camden Fairview on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Magnolia came up short against Camden Fairview, falling 33-7. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the loss, Magnolia got top-tier performance from Ryderius Moore, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Moore got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 80 yards.
Magnolia didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Braylon Witcher and Kaleb Roach. Witcher also made five total tackles, which is notable because Magnolia is undefeated when he posts at least three total tackles, but 0-3 otherwise. Magnolia got some further help from Chevis Johnson: he made 21 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
The win got Hot Springs back to even at 3-3. As for Magnolia, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-3.
Hot Springs strolled past Magnolia in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 55-38. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Magnolia's J2 Young, who rushed for 235 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Hot Springs still be able to contain Young? There's only one way to find out.
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