The Samson Tigers will venture away from home to face off against the Ariton Purple Cats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Samson has given up an average of 27.9 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Samson is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Geneva County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Tigers came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 40-14. The matchup marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Ariton and Cottonwood had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Purple Cats and the Bears were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but the Purple Cats suffered a 28-27 defeat. The loss continues a trend for the Purple Cats in their meetings with the Bears: they've now lost three in a row.
Samson will have to contain Wells Ganey as he made an impact in Ariton's last game. He rushed for 161 yards and three scores while picking up 7.7 yards per carry, and also picked up 34 receiving yards. Ganey has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last four times he's played.
Having lost for the first time this season, Ariton fell to 5-1. As for Samson, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Samson took a serious blow against Ariton when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 34-0. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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