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Hogs go on road to face LSU, A&M this weekend

With SEC action heating up, Arkansas will hit the road to play LSU in Baton Rouge on Thursday and Texas A&M in College Station on Saturday.

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FAYETTEVILLE — With SEC action heating up, Arkansas will hit the road to play LSU in Baton Rouge on Thursday and Texas A&M in College Station on Saturday.

Thursday’s match against the Tigers (10-4, 1-3 SEC) is set for 4 p.m. CT, while Saturday’s match against the Aggies (10-4, 1-3 SEC) will begin at noon CT.

Live Scoring
Fans can follow both matches via live scoring. Click here for live results at LSU and here for live results at Texas A&M.

Live Video
Saturday’s match against the Aggies will have live video here.

In The Rankings
In the Oracle/ITA rankings, the SEC has seven teams in the top 25: Vanderbilt (4); Georgia (7); South Carolina (11); Ole Miss (12); Kentucky (17); Auburn (18); Florida (22). The Razorbacks checked in at No. 33, Texas A&M came in at No. 42, and LSU landed at No. 43.

Last Time Out
Arkansas fell to No. 17 Kentucky 4-1 and No. 4 Vanderbilt 4-3 at home last weekend. Both the Aggies and Tigers are coming off a tough stretch in which the they suffered road losses at No. 11 South Carolina and No. 22 Florida.

Series History
LSU holds a 20-19 all-time advantage over Arkansas, but the Razorbacks topped the Tigers 5-2 in Fayetteville last season for their eighth win over LSU in the last 11 regular-season meetings. A&M is 12-9 all-time against the Hogs. Arkansas beat the Aggies 6-1 at home in 2017.

Singles Success
In singles, sophomore No. 66 Giulia Pairone boasts a 9-0 record, including a 4-0 mark at the top spot. She picked up the highest-ranked win of her career last Sunday when she defeated Vanderbilt’s No. 5 Fernanda Contreras 6-3, 7-6 (4) at the top spot. Junior Ana Oparenovic improved to 2-1 in SEC play, earning a 6-1, 6-2 win over the Commodores’ No. 27 Christina Rosca.

Top-Notch Tandem
Moving up six spots in the latest national doubles rankings, the Razorbacks’ No. 30 nationally ranked duo of Oparenovic and freshman Tatum Rice, leads all SEC No. 1 doubles pairs with a 10-1 record at the top spot. Overall, Oparenovic and Rice’s record ranks No. 2 in the conference.

Dominant Doubles
The Hogs have won the doubles point in 10 of its 12 matches this season.

More Notables
Rice is also ranked No. 51 in doubles with sophomore Jackie Carr, while Oparenovic is ranked No. 67 with senior Mia Jurasic.

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2024 Razorbacks Football

Thu, Aug 29vs UAPB (Little Rock)W, 70-0
Sat, Sep 7@ Oklahoma StateL, 31-39 2OT
Sat, Sep 14vs UABW, 37-27
Sat, Sep 21@ AuburnW, 24-14
Sat, Sep 28vs Texas A&M (Arl)L, 21-17
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Sat, Oct 26@ Mississippi StateW, 58-25
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2024 High School Rankings

Following is the Arkansas Sports Media High School Football Poll including the Overall Top 10, the top five in Classes 7A, 6A, 5A, 4A, 3A and 2A, plus the top three in the 8-man division, as voted by a panel of sports media from around the state for the week ending August 24. Ranking is given with first-place votes received, records, total points and ranking from last week's poll:
OVERALLRecordPtsPrv
1.Bryant (18)8-02521
2.Conway (6)8-02302
3.Greenwood (2)8-02103
4.Little Rock Parkview7-11714
5.Bentonville5-31416
6.Benton7-11265
7.Fayetteville6-21008
8.Pulaski Academy6-2757
9.Rogers5-3459
10.Shiloh Christian6-24010
Others receiving votes: Marion 13, Valley View 9, Joe T Robinson 8, Mountain Home 4, Cabot 3, Elkins 3.
CLASS 7A
1.Bryant (20)8-01241
2.Conway (6)8-01052
3.Bentonville5-3753
4.Fayetteville6-2455
5.Pulaski Academy6-2354
Others receiving votes: Rogers 5.
CLASS 6A
1.Greenwood (26)8-01301
2.Benton7-11022
3.Shiloh Christian6-2713
4.Marion7-1524
5.Mountain Home7-131
Others receiving votes: Little Rock Catholic 4.
CLASS 5A
1.Little Rock Parkview (23)7-11271
2.Joe T Robinson7-1902
3.Valley View (3)8-0803
4.Hot Springs Lakeside7-1484
5.Farmington7-130
Others receiving votes: Camden Fairview 4, Maumelle 4, Morrilton 3, Greenbrier 2, Harding Academy 1.
CLASS 4A
1.Elkins (19)8-01161
2.Arkadelphia (5)6-2792
3.Little Rock Mills (1)8-0703
4.Warren6-2404
5.Malvern (1)8-0315
Others receiving votes: Dardanelle 22, Southside Batesville 11, Mena 8, Bauxite 7, DeWitt 4, Highland 2.
CLASS 3A
4.Bismarck (15)8-01054
5.Fordyce (4)8-0765
Prescott (3)7-1531t
1.Osceola (2)6-149
3.Mayflower (1)8-036
Others receiving votes: Booneville (1) 31, Rivercrest 19, Mansfield 14, Charleston 4, Rison 3.
CLASS 2A
1.Carlisle (21)8-01211
2.Conway Christian (4)8-01042
3.Des Arc7-1663
4.Bigelow (1)6-2455
5.Murfreesboro6-230
Others receiving votes: Marked Tree 10, Mineral Springs 6, Junction City 5, Cross County 1, Mount Ida 1, Poyen 1
8-MAN SANCTIONED
1.Strong-Huttig (25)5-0761
2.Midland (1)7-0502
3.Cedar Ridge7-1253
Others receiving votes: Rector 5.

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