The Haughton Buccaneers will take on the Airline Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Haughton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Last Thursday, Haughton was just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to Benton. The Buccaneers haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Airline put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Parkway as Airline made off with a 45-22 victory. The 45-point effort marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Ben Taylor continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 337 yards and four touchdowns. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for four or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Kenny Darby was Taylor's top target, picking up 77 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Airline didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jordan Lawrence and Elijah Dollar.
Haughton's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Airline, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Haughton was taken down by Airline 56-21 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Haughton was down 49-14.
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