The Lonoke Jackrabbits will square off against the Central Arkansas Christian Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lonoke will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Lonoke is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 48-7 victory over Riverview on the road. The result was nothing new for the Jackrabbits, who have now won three contests by 35 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, the third road match was the charm for Central Arkansas Christian, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top against Hall by a score of 35-28 on Friday. With that win, the Mustangs brought their scoring average up to 26.4 points per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central Arkansas Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 76.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 245.7.
Central Arkansas Christian wouldn't let Hall keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Central Arkansas Christian can thank Gus McConnell and Jordan Kasinger for forcing all of them. Cooper Bahnks was another major factor on D, making nine total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Lonoke's victory ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-3. As for Central Arkansas Christian, their win bumped their record up to 2-4.
Lonoke was taken down by Central Arkansas Christian 52-16 in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Can Lonoke avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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