Football Game Preview: Nitro Wildcats vs. Point Pleasant Big Blacks

Wildcats

Points

09/26/25 vs Ripley	48
09/19/25 @ Riverside	41
09/05/25 @ St. Albans	28
08/29/25 @ Hedgesville	52

The Nitro Wildcats will face off against the Point Pleasant Big Blacks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nitro is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.8 points per game this season.

On Friday, Nitro humbled Ripley with a 48-6 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-0.

Nitro's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was EIAN DUFFY, who threw for 323 yards and four TDs while completing 81.5% of his passes. CHRIS RADCLIFFE helped DUFFY out on the ground, rushing for 96 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only seven carries.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Nitro proved: they limited Ripley to a paltry 2.6 yards per carry. The team can thank BRAYLON PRICE for the heroic effort on defense: he. That's the most yards per carry they've posted since back in September of 2024.

Meanwhile, Point Pleasant was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 46-7 loss at the hands of Herbert Hoover. The Big Blacks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 33-0.

Nitro pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.8 points on average this season. As for Point Pleasant, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.