Arab is 7-1 against Boaz since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Arab Knights and the Boaz Pirates are set to duel. Arab will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Arab is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Scottsboro by a score of 50-47 on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on October 4th (42), the Knights still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Boaz entered their tilt with Guntersville on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 42-35. The win was all the more spectacular given the Pirates' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 33rd).
Tyler Pierce continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 246 yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for 70 yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2023. Sage Bennett was Pierce's top target, picking up 132 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Boaz's defensive line stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. Logan Schoggins was especially locked on to Guntersville's QB and sacked him twice.
Arab's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Boaz, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Arab against Boaz when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 63-35 win. Does Arab have another victory up their sleeve, or will Boaz turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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