Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Nitro). They took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 61-7 win over the Lincoln County Panthers. Considering the Wildcats have won five games by more than 28 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Nitro's victory came down to the chemistry between Josh Moody and his top target Malachi Thompson. Moody threw for 308 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.1% of his passes while Thompson picked up 188 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Moody is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Robert Miller was in the mix too, providing Nitro with a touchdown.
Nitro wouldn't let Lincoln County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Antonio Lerose was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for Nitro, racking up 19 points in total. All came courtesy of Maddox Cole: he went 4-for-4 kicking field goals for 12 points, and 7-for-7 kicking extra points for an additional seven.
The win was the fourth in a row for Nitro, bringing their record for this year to 6-1. As for Lincoln County, they dropped their record down to 0-7 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Nitro will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Winfield at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th. Nitro's defense has only allowed 11.4 points per game this season, so Winfield's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Lincoln County, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, an 18-12 loss against St. Albans on the 18th.
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