Football Preview: Greenbrier East Spartans vs. Nitro Wildcats
The Greenbrier East Spartans will face off against the Nitro Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Greenbrier East: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Nitro has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Greenbrier East is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Princeton on Friday. They were dealt an 81-6 defeat at the hands of the Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Tigers are ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Nitro). They claimed a resounding 67-0 victory over Sissonville. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won six matches by 29 points or more so far this season.
Josh Moody continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 260 yards and six touchdowns on only 17 passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last six games he's played. Malachi Thompson was Moody's top target, picking up 98 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Nitro's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB nine times. Xavier Patterson was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up 2.5 sackshimself. Another thorn in Sissonville's side was Wyatt Sowards, who picked up 0.5 sacks and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Greenbrier East's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Nitro, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
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