Football Recap: Russellville Golden Tigers vs. West Point Warriors
You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Russellville on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the West Point Warriors out of the water with a 44-13 final score. Given the Golden Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Warriors are ranked 284th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cameron Phinizee continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 196 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also picking up 35 receiving yards. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his 20th straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season. Tarus Davis was another major influence, as he rushed for 91 yards and ran in a TD.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Russellville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 287 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Russellville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zaye Hubbard and Jah Williams. Russellville got some further help from Elliot Green: he forced a fumble and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
When it comes to explaining why West Point lost, don't look at Ollie Howell. Despite the final result, he 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.
Russellville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for West Point, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Russellville will take on Priceville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Russellville is facing Priceville at the right time seeing as Priceville is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for West Point, they will face off against Ardmore at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Ardmore will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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