After each having a week off, the Cave City Cavemen and the Blytheville Chickasaws will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Cave City's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Melbourne two weeks ago. They were outmatched by the Bearkatz at home and fell 48-0. Having soared to a lofty 42 points in the game before, the Cavemen's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Blytheville was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 26-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of Nettleton.
Blytheville might have lost, but man, Derick King was a machine: he picked up 174 receiving yards, and also rushed for 36 yards. King was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 55 yards.
Having lost for the first time this season, Cave City fell to 2-1. As for Blytheville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything came up roses for Cave City against Blytheville in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, as the team secured a 48-21 win. Will Cave City repeat their success, or does Blytheville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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