Arp is 2-8 against West Rusk since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Arp Tigers will face off against the West Rusk Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Arp is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.3 points per game this season.
Arp is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against New Diana on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Arp came up short against New Diana, falling 41-16. The matchup marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Arp got top-tier performance from Josh Smith, who rushed for 196 yards and a touchdown. Smith also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up a sack and making eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Even though they lost, Arp was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 210 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in nine consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Rusk). They claimed a resounding 64-14 win over Buffalo. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by 20 points or more this season.
West Rusk can attribute much of their success to Troy Hunley, who threw for 137 yards and four touchdowns on only nine passes, and Hunter Mccandless, who gained 128 total yards and two touchdowns.incredibly, Mccandless got all that yardage with just one huge grab
West Rusk's record is now 4-5. As for Arp, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-3 record.
Arp was taken down by West Rusk 49-19 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Arp, Ty Harper (who picked up 71 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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