The Boaz Pirates will challenge the Russellville Golden Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Boaz is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.7 points per game this season.
On Friday, Boaz earned a 34-21 win over Oneonta. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.

Beau Bennett
| 10/31/25 vs Oneonta | 155.3 |
| 09/19/25 @ Douglas | 129.5 |
| 08/29/25 @ Albertville | 111.1 |
| 08/22/25 @ Madison County | 95.1 |
| 09/26/25 vs Geraldine | 84.3 |
Boaz's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Beau Bennett, who threw for 260 yards and four TDs while completing 77.3% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Bennett a new career-high in passer rating (155.3). 147 of Bennett's passing yards were hauled in by Sage Bennett, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Boaz didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited Oneonta to a completion percentage of just 46.4%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from two players: Bradyn Bennett and Maximus Rosario, who each logged one passes deflected. Boaz has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.64 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.64 in their last three games.
Boaz's defense didn't let Greer Phillips, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for four sacks. Isaiah Watts was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. Another thorn in Oneonta's side was Bennett, who picked up 0.5 sacks, made 21 total tackles (2.0 for loss), and defended one pass.
Meanwhile, Russellville unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 28-12 bruising from Athens. The game marked the Golden Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Russellville's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Boaz, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
Boaz took a serious blow against Russellville in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, falling 63-10. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Pirates were down 56-10.
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