The Petrolia Pirates will square off against the Archer City Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Petrolia's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Munday to the tune of 34-0. That looming 34-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Pirates yet this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Archer City). They blew past Electra, posting a 63-0 victory.
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. Archer City got some further help from Noah Cornell: he made 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.
The win made it two in a row for Petrolia and bumps their season record up to 5-3. As for Archer City, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-3.
Petrolia was taken down by Archer City 42-7 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Petrolia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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