Long and Ariton are an even 5-5 against one another since September of 2014, but not for long. The Long Rebels will head out on the road to take on the Ariton Purple Cats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Long will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
While Long's win against Geneva County wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Long narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Geneva County 52-50. The Rebels' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Ariton strolled past Abbeville with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 38-22. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Purple Cats.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Wells Ganey and he. Ganey rushed for 79 yards and three touchdowns while he rushed for 79 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Triston Silavent a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ariton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 310 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
The win got Long back to even at 2-2. As for Ariton, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Long didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Ariton in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 33-27 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Ariton's Ian Senn, who rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry, and also threw for 79 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Long to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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