The Magazine Rattlers are taking a road trip to square off against the Mount Ida Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Magazine will be strutting in after a win while Mount Ida will be coming in after a loss.
Magazine is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They pulled ahead with a 21-20 photo finish over Mountainburg on Friday.
Meanwhile, Mount Ida was just a hair shy of victory on Thursday and fell 42-41 to Conway Christian.
Even though they lost, Mount Ida was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in 11 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Magazine's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Mount Ida, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Magazine took their win against Mount Ida in their previous meeting back in September of 2019 by a conclusive 39-14. In that contest, Magazine amassed a halftime lead of 33-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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