The Nitro Wildcats will face off against the North Marion Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Nitro will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Nitro is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Capital 28-7. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won seven matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
CHRIS RADCLIFFE had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 54 yards and one score, while also picking up 31 receiving yards and one TD. Nitro also got help from JALEI BURNETTE, who showed off his sure hands for 84 receiving yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Nitro was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 218 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 151 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
COHEN LUSHER
| 10/31/25 vs Capital | 4 |
| 09/12/25 @ Herbert Hoover | 7 |
| 09/26/25 vs Ripley | 7 |
| 09/05/25 @ St. Albans | 8 |
| 10/24/25 @ Winfield | 8 |
Another reason for the win was Nitro's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by COHEN LUSHER and XAVIER PATTERSON, who racked up six sacks between them. LUSHER also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 13. MALIK BROWN was another major factor on D, making eight total tackles (3.0 for loss) and defending two passes.
Meanwhile, North Marion was able to grind out a solid win over Keyser on Friday, taking the game 42-31.
Nitro better keep an eye on Toby Michael. He was instrumental in North Marion's win, rushing for 209 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. Another player making a difference was Brian Poindexter, who rushed for 146 yards and one TD on only 11 carries.
Nitro's victory bumped their record up to 10-1. As for North Marion, their win bumped their record up to an identical 10-1.
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