The Harmony Grove Cardinals are taking a road trip to take on the Southside Southerners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Harmony Grove is coming into the contest on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight victories. They pulled ahead with a 13-12 photo finish over Bauxite on Friday.
Meanwhile, Southside put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They snuck past Blytheville with a 36-32 win. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Southerners, who until this game were averaging 14.8 points allowed.
Owen McLaughlin and Trey Allen were among the main playmakers for Southside as the former rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown and the latter threw for 107 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 7-for-7 passing. Allen also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making six total tackles and defending two passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Southside's defensive line and their three sacks. In that department, Cameron Foree was the leader with two. He has been hot for a while, having also posted six or more total tackles the last 14 times he's played.
Southside was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Southside pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.3 points per game. As for Harmony Grove, their win bumped their record up to 3-7.
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