Football Preview: Ardmore Tigers vs. West Point Warriors
After four games on the road, Ardmore is heading back home. They will host the West Point Warriors 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.
Ardmore will bounce into Friday's match after beating East Limestone, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Ardmore enjoyed a cozy 42-24 win over East Limestone on Friday.
Meanwhile, a victory for West Point just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Russellville at home and fell 44-13. The Warriors have struggled against the Golden Tigers recently, as their game on Friday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
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. Those 187 rushing yards gave Howell a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Point was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 281 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Ardmore's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for West Point, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Ardmore came up short against West Point when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 21-14. Can Ardmore avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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