The Pea Ridge Blackhawks will square off against the Greenbrier Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pea Ridge is out to stop a eight-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Having struggled with eight defeats in a row dating back to last season, Pea Ridge finally turned things around against Clarksville on Friday. They walked away with a 55-44 win over the Panthers. The Blackhawks' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Greenbrier strolled past Alma with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 30-16.
Enoch Assan was his usual excellent self, rushing for 259 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 160 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Greenbrier was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Pea Ridge's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Greenbrier, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Pea Ridge was taken down by Greenbrier 49-12 in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Pea Ridge, Cooper Wilcox (who threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes, and also rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown on only five carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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