Bridgeport is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Nitro is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bridgeport Indians will welcome the Nitro Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Bridgeport is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by Robert C. Byrd to the tune of 65-0. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Eagles are ranked 39th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Nitro duked it out withShady Spring on Saturday. Nitro took their game with ease, bagging a 41-7 victory over Shady Spring. The Wildcats pushed the score to 35-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers had little chance of recovering from.
It was another big night for Josh Moody, who threw for 324 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. Malachi Thompson was Moody's top target, picking up 147 receiving yards.
Nitro wouldn't let Shady Spring keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Nitro can thank Lyric Berger and Charles Cantrell for forcing both of them.
Nitro's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Bridgeport, their victory bumped their record up to 12-0.
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