Football Preview: Chapmanville Regional Tigers vs. Nitro Wildcats
Chapmanville Regional has gone 8-0 against Nitro recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Chapmanville Regional Tigers will host the Nitro Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Chapmanville Regional ended up a good deal behind Winfield and lost 28-14. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Generals recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Although Chapmanville Regional took the loss, they still got scores from Andrew Topping and Jeremy Collins.
Chapmanville Regional wouldn't let Winfield keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Chapmanville Regional can thank Elijah Pridemore and Jaxon Topping for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Nitro fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Hoover on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Huskies 13-7. Having soared to a lofty 35 points in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.
Nitro'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 Brogan Chambers and Zaevyon Dickerson. Dickerson is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last five games he's played dating back to last season.
Chapmanville Regional now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Nitro, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1.
The upcoming contest will be a clash of competing strengths. Chapmanville Regional has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 162 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Nitro has preferred to attack from the air: they average 274.7 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Chapmanville Regional barely slipped by Nitro in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 44-43. Will Chapmanville Regional repeat their success, or does Nitro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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