Ripley hasn't had much luck against Westview recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Ripley Tigers will square off against the Westview Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Ripley's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 42-0 victory over Liberty Tech Magnet. The Tigers pushed the score to 35-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Crusaders had no chance of recovering from.
Ripley's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Justin Henning and Jaqarrius Hurdle. Johnathan Holcomb was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks, forcing three fumbles, and forcing three fumbles.
Meanwhile, Westview put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Dyer County 47-14 at home. The 47-point effort marked the Chargers' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
The win made it two in a row for Ripley and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Westview, their victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Ripley came up short against Westview in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 21-14. Can Ripley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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