Arkadelphia (AR) regains lead on Hot Springs (AR) in 4th quarter: Live updates, score of Thursday night clash in Arkansas

Arkadelphia (AR) regains lead on Hot Springs (AR) in 4th quarter: Live updates, score of Thursday night clash in Arkansas
originally appeared on The Sporting News

Defending Arkansas Class 4A state champion Arkadelphia is going for another championship.

But the Badgers will face a stern test in an emerging Hot Springs squad as the two teams play on Thursday night in the “Spa City.”

Arkadelphia (1-0) opened its season with a 17-14 win last week at home against Camden Fairview. Hot Springs (1-0) also won its season opener, rolling past West Memphis, 57-20.

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ARKADELPHIA 38, HOT SPRINGS 34 4TH QTR.

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FOURTH QUARTER

– FIELD GOAL ARKADELPHIA. Badgers add to their lead with a field goal with less than six minutes left. (Arkadelphia, 38-34 | 5:50, 4th)

– TOUCHDOWN ARKADELPHIA. Wow, what a momentum shift. Badgets force a punt and two plays later, throw a deep 76-yard pass and the PAT puts them back in front. (Arkadelphia, 35-34 | 10:23, 4th)

– TOUCHDOWN ARKADELPHIA. On the first play of the fourth, the Badgers get a TD catch in the end zone and the PAT cuts the Hot Springs lead to six. (Hot Springs, 34-28 | 11:55, 4th)

– Arkadelphia starts the final quarter with the ball near the Hot Springs 20.

THIRD QUARTER

– Hot Springs had a first-and-goal at the 1, but Arkadelphia’s defense comes up huge and keeps the Trojans out.

– TOUCHDOWN HOT SPRINGS. Another long TD pass, covering 55 yards, from Bishop Allen on a third-and-short, and the Trojans extend their lead. (Hot Springs, 34-21 | 7:15, 3rd)

– TOUCHDOWN HOT SPRINGS. Just 16 seconds into the second half, Hot Springs takes its first lead of the night on a 65-yard TD pass from Bishop Allen. But the snap on the PAT is bad and the Trojans aren’t able to convert, keeping their lead at six. (Hot Springs, 27-21 | 11:44, 3rd)

HALFTIME

– A very good first half comes to an end. Arkadelphia jumped out to a 14-0 lead early and also led 21-7, but Hot Springs has come back to tie the score and we are tied at the break.