Walnut Ridge is 9-1 against West since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Walnut Ridge Scots will venture away from home to challenge the West Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. Walnut Ridge is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Thursday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Walnut Ridge beat Marion-Franklin 20-14. Given the Scots' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Red Devils are ranked 478th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 42-6, which was the final score in West's tilt against Africentric Early College on Friday. The Cowboys haven't had much luck with the Nubians recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Walnut Ridge's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for West, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Everything came up roses for Walnut Ridge against West when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 36-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Walnut Ridge since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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