Football Preview: West Point Warriors vs. Ardmore Tigers
West Point has gone 4-0 against Ardmore recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The West Point Warriors will venture away from home to take on the Ardmore Tigers at 7:00 p.m.
West Point is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Russellville on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. West Point was outmatched by Russellville at home and fell 44-13. The Warriors haven't had much luck with the Golden Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the loss, West Point got top-tier performance from Ollie Howell, who rushed for 187 yards while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. Howell showed off some serious burst, cutting through the defense on one rush that went for 59 yards.
Even though they lost, West Point was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Meanwhile, Ardmore had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They strolled past the Indians with points to spare, taking the game 42-24.
West Point's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Ardmore, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.
West Point was able to grind out a solid win over Ardmore in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 21-14. Will West Point repeat their success, or does Ardmore have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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