West Point hasn't had much luck against Russellville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The West Point Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Russellville Golden Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
If West Point beats Russellville with 28 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. West Point blew past East Limestone 28-7 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
West Point's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ollie Howell, who rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns, and Hunter Hensley, who rushed for 90 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Hensley has posted since back in August of 2023.
West Point was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 239 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Russellville). They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 56-8 victory over Hatton. The result was nothing new for the Golden Tigers, who have now won four matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
Cameron Phinizee and Whit Goodwin were among the main playmakers for Russellville as the former rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries and the latter threw for 144 yards and three touchdowns. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: Phinizee posted at least 105 rushing yards in the 19th games prior. Another player making a difference was Tarus Davis, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Russellville wouldn't let Hatton keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Russellville can thank Daniel Aycock and Elliot Green for forcing both of them. Aycock also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 14.
West Point's win bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Russellville, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
West Point took a serious blow against Russellville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 48-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Phinizee, who rushed for 230 yards and five touchdowns on only 11 carries. Now that West Point knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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