The Nitro Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Greenbrier East Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nitro knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Greenbrier East likes a good challenge.
Nitro's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 67-0 victory over Sissonville. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 29 points or more this season.
Josh Moody was his usual excellent self, throwing for 260 yards and six touchdowns on only 17 passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last six games he's played. Malachi Thompson also helped with two touchdowns in total.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Nitro's defense and their nine sacks. Leading the way was Xavier Patterson with 2.5. Wyatt Sowards was another major factor on D, picking up 0.5 sacks and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, after soaring to 34 points the game before, Greenbrier East was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They were outmatched by Princeton at home and fell 81-6. The Spartans have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Nitro pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Greenbrier East, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
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