The Archer City Wildcats will square off against the Petrolia Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Archer City is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Electra 63-0 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Wildcats with their most commanding win of the season.
Landon Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 152 yards and four touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 141 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Smith is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 118 every time he's taken the field this season.
Archer City wouldn't let Electra keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Archer City can thank Kade Nogle and Luke Deerinwater for forcing both of them. Deerinwater also forced afumble, which is notable because Archer City is undefeated when he posts at least one forced fumble, but 2-3 otherwise. Noah Cornell was another major factor on D, making 16 total tackles.
Archer City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 269 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 262 rushing yards in eight consecutive games.
Meanwhile, while Petrolia put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Munday. Petrolia blew past Munday, posting a 34-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Archer City's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Petrolia, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-3.
Everything came up roses for Archer City against Petrolia in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-7 win. Does Archer City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Petrolia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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