The Jonesboro Hurricane will head out to take on the West Memphis Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Jonesboro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.2 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Jonesboro came up short against El Dorado and fell 21-14.
Jonesboro might have lost, but man, Tj Brown was a machine: he rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown. Brown's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, a victory for West Memphis just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Benton, falling 49-7. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Panthers are ranked seventh).
West Memphis dropped their record down to 1-8 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Jonesboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Jonesboro strolled past West Memphis when the teams last played back in August of 2023 by a score of 30-16. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jonesboro since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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