Wildcats
| 10/31/25 vs Capital | 22-20 |
| 10/24/25 @ Winfield | 39-28 |
| 10/10/25 @ Lincoln County | 64-0 |
| 10/03/25 vs Point Pleasant | 56-13 |
| 09/26/25 vs Ripley | 48-6 |
| 09/19/25 @ Riverside | 41-0 |
Nitro came tearing into Friday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.2 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Capital Cougars, sneaking past 22-20. The score was all tied up 20-20 at the break, but the Wildcats were the (much) better team in the second half.
CHRIS RADCLIFFE continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 143 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 40 receiving yards. Those 143 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. MALACHI THOMPSON also helped out with an impressive 111 receiving yards.
Nitro's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. SHAMAR SMITH was especially locked on to Capital's QB and sacked him twice. SMITH also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 12. Nitro got some further help from XAVIER PATTERSON: he picked up 0.5 sacks and made ten total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Nitro's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Capital, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5.
Coming up, Nitro will welcome Greenbrier East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Capital, they will head out on the road to face off against Riverside at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Cougars will be up against the Warriors' rather soft defense (which has allowed 30.22 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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