Boaz hasn't had much luck against Arab recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Boaz Pirates and the Arab Knights are set to duel. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Boaz will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Guntersville, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Boaz walked away with a 42-35 win over Guntersville on Friday. Winning may never get old, but the Pirates sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
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.
Meanwhile, Arab scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Scottsboro by a score of 50-47. 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.
Boaz's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Arab, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Boaz was dealt a bruising 63-35 loss at the hands of Arab in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Boaz avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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