Osceola entered their tilt with Walnut Ridge on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 26-14 victory over the Walnut Ridge Bobcats. The Seminoles' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Tyler Bell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 158 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 232 yards and two touchdowns. Those 158 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Osceola didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Johnny Spears, Jeremiah Jacobs, and Aiden Haymon picked up one apiece. Osceola got some further help from Demarius Hackett: he made 13 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Despite the loss, Walnut Ridge still got an impressive performance from Enrique Perez, who rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown. Walnut Ridge also got a significant boost from Jersie Cunningham, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 125 yards.
Osceola pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Walnut Ridge, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Osceola will take on Newport at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Osceola is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.7 points per game this season. As for Walnut Ridge, they will challenge Piggott at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Walnut Ridge also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 26 points per game.
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