Fans were treated to a battle of the Bulldogs on Thursday. Springdale lost 52-28 to Fayetteville. While losing is never fun, Springdale can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas football rankings (they are ranked 40th, while Fayetteville is ranked tenth).
Hank Hendrix was his usual excellent self, throwing for 406 yards and four TDs while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also punching in a pair of scores on the ground for Fayetteville. The dominant performance also gave Hendrix a new career-high in passer rating (153.5). Another player making a difference was Kaleb Johnson, who rushed for 58 yards and one touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Springdale and nudges their season record down to 3-5. As for Fayetteville, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Springdale will face off against Bentonville at 7:00 p.m. on the 31st. The Bulldogs will need to watch out since the Tigers have now posted at least 31 points in their last seven contests. As for Fayetteville, they will square off against Rogers Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on the 31st.
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