Sylvan Hills is on a seven-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Jonesboro a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Friday. The Sylvan Hills Bears will host the Jonesboro Hurricane at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sylvan Hills will head into Friday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat West Memphis on Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 39-point defeat they were dealt last Friday. Sylvan Hills fell just short of West Memphis by a score of 13-10. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Bears couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Jonesboro faced Marion in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Jonesboro came up short against Marion, falling 51-30. Even though they lost, the Hurricane's still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 26.4 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Despite the loss, Jonesboro got top-tier performance from Tj Brown, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown.
Sylvan Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Jonesboro, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Sylvan Hills might still be hurting after the 34-14 defeat they got from Jonesboro in their previous matchup back in October of 2021. Can Sylvan Hills avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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