Conway is 5-0 against Jonesboro since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Conway Wampus Cats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Jonesboro Hurricane at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Conway has seven straight wins, Jonesboro has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Two weeks ago, Conway faced North Little Rock in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Conway never let North Little Rock onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Conway's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last seven matches.
Their offense was hitting North Little Rock from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Gavin Filson led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Jonesboro's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 2-0 to Catholic.
Conway pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those five matchups. As for Jonesboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8-2.
Conway skirted past Jonesboro 3-2 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Does Conway have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jonesboro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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