Football Preview: Ethel Tigers vs. Noxapater Tigers
The Ethel Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Noxapater Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Ethel is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Nanih Waiya on Friday. They had to suffer through a 44-7 loss at the hands of the Warriors. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Noxapater never got on the board in their matchup two weeks ago, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against McAdams last Friday. They blew past the Bulldogs, posting a 44-6 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 26 points or more this season.
Camerion Pankey was his usual excellent self, rushing for 142 yards and three touchdowns.
Ethel now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Noxapater, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Everything went Ethel's way against Noxapater when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Ethel made off with a 28-8 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ethel since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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