Football Preview: Ardmore Tigers vs. Russellville Golden Tigers
Ardmore hasn't had much luck against Russellville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Ardmore Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Russellville Golden Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Ardmore is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Ardmore is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Fairview just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (28-6), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. That makes it the first time this season they have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Russellville). They blew past East Limestone, posting a 52-6 win on the road. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
It was another big night for Cameron Phinizee, who rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an incredible 85 yards. Russellville also got a significant boost from Tarus Davis, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 102 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Russellville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Limestone only rushed for 163.
Russellville's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Elliot Green and Daniel Aycock.
Having lost for the first time this season, Ardmore fell to 3-1. As for Russellville, the win made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Ardmore was taken down by Russellville 56-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Phinizee, who rushed for 159 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries. Now that Ardmore knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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