The Nitro Wildcats will challenge the Greenbrier East Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nitro will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Nitro duked it out with Capital on Friday. The Wildcats sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 22-20 victory over the Cougars. The score was all tied up 20-20 at the break, but the Wildcats were the (much) better team in the second half.
CHRIS RADCLIFFE
| 10/31/25 vs Capital | 143 |
| 09/19/25 @ Riverside | 131 |
| 09/12/25 @ Herbert Hoover | 116 |
| 10/24/25 @ Winfield | 108 |
| 09/26/25 vs Ripley | 96 |
CHRIS RADCLIFFE continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 143 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 40 receiving yards. Those 143 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was MALACHI THOMPSON, who picked up 111 receiving yards and one TD.
Meanwhile, Greenbrier East didn't have too much trouble with James Monroe on Friday as they won 29-14. The win continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Mavericks: they've now won three in a row.
Nitro's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Greenbrier East, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Everything came up roses for Nitro against Greenbrier East in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as the squad secured a 68-20 victory. In that matchup, the Wildcats amassed a halftime lead of 42-20, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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