A victory for Ethel just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against the Noxapater Tigers, falling 38-13. Ethel was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Noxapater apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Ethel's loss came despite strong showings from Cameron Farmer and Matthew Arnold. Farmer rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while Arnold picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Farmer a new career-high in rushing yards.
Noxapater found their leader in sophomore Camerion Pankey, who rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Noxapater also got a significant boost from Demarkus Mccully, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 90 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Ethel and nudges their season record down to 4-6. As for Noxapater, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-4.
Ethel will face off against Taylorsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Taylorsville will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Ethel surely won't give up without a fight. As for Noxapater, they will play host again on Friday to welcome Stringer, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Noxapater is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.1 points per game this season.
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