There's no place like home for Ponder, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 36-26 win over the Bowie Jackrabbits on Friday. The Lions have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Jackrabbits, too.
Leading Ponder to victory were Tyson Price and Johnny Arellano. Price threw for 204 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes, while Arellano rushed for 178 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Arellano's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Braydon Brock was Price's top target, picking up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ponder was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 277 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Several Jackrabbits players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tyler Richey, who rushed for 35 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 63 receiving yards. Another player making a difference was Rayder Mann, who threw for 207 yards and a touchdown.
Ponder has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Bowie, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Ponder will head out on the road to challenge Iowa Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ponder is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 43.6 points per game this season. As for Bowie, they will welcome Boyd at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Bowie and five for Boyd.
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