Football Preview: Westview Chargers vs. Ripley Tigers
Westview has gone 4-0 against Ripley recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Westview Chargers will stay at home for another week and welcome the Ripley Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, Westview blew past Dyer County, posting a 47-14 victory at home. Fans of the Chargers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Ripley). They blew past Liberty Tech Magnet 42-0 at home on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Tigers have posted since October 6, 2023.
Ripley wouldn't let Liberty Tech Magnet keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Johnathan Holcomb was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
Westview pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Ripley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Westview was able to grind out a solid victory over Ripley in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 21-14. Will Westview repeat their success, or does Ripley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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