The Nitro Wildcats will square off against the Sissonville Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Nitro has five straight victories, Sissonville has 18 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Nitro will bounce into Friday's game after beating Winfield, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Nitro walked away with a 35-28 win over Winfield on Friday. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but the Wildcats were the better team in the second half.
Nitro's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Luke Shafer led the charge by picking up 143 receiving yards and a touchdown. Malachi Thompson did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 104 receiving yards.
Nitro didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Zaevyon Dickerson. Another thorn in Winfield's side was Wyatt Sowards, who picked up a sack and made 13 total tackles.
Meanwhile, a victory for Sissonville just wasn't in the cards two weeks ago as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Winfield at home and fell 55-6.
Nitro pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Sissonville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Everything came up roses for Nitro against Sissonville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 77-26 victory. In that match, Nitro amassed a halftime lead of 41-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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