Ariton and Dale County are an even 3-3 against one another since August of 2018, but not for long. The Ariton Purple Cats will be playing at home against the Dale County Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Dale County is hoping to do what Long couldn't on Friday: put an end to Ariton's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Ariton blew past Long 41-18. The matchup marked the Purple Cats' most dominant win of the season so far.
Wells Ganey was his usual excellent self, rushing for 170 yards. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 113 rushing yards per game.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dale County). They blew past New Brockton 49-0 on the road on Thursday. Considering the Warriors have won three games by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Ariton's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Dale County, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Ariton came up short against Dale County when the teams last played back in August of 2023, falling 33-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dale County's Tristan Smith, who rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. Now that Ariton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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