The Hope Bobcats will take on the Parkview Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hope will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Hope is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Hot Springs on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hope was outmatched by Hot Springs at home and fell 68-13.
Zyun Brown put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown. He torched the secondary when he pulled down a catch that went for 90 yards. Noah Cheatham got in on the action too, returning a kick for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Parkview). They blew past De Queen 66-7 at home on Friday. With the Patriots ahead 57-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Hope's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Parkview, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Hope took a serious blow against Parkview when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 56-6. Can Hope avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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