The Dardanelle Sand Lizards are taking a road trip to face off against the Prairie Grove Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dardanelle has eight straight wins, Prairie Grove has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Dardanelle's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Morrilton with a sharp 7-0 victory. Considering Dardanelle have won eight matchups by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Tigers on Tuesday. Prairie Grove fell just short of Green Forest by a score of 3-2. That's two games in a row now that Prairie Grove has lost by just one goal.
Dardanelle pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five games. As for Prairie Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9-1.
Dardanelle took their win against Prairie Grove when the teams last played on April 1st by a conclusive 6-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Sand Lizards since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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