ARDMORE, Ala. – After facing Russellville at home last week, the West Point Warriors hit the road and went North Friday night for an important region matchup at Ardmore. Unfortunately for the Warriors, the Tigers jumped out to an early lead and West Point wasn’t able to recover, leading to a 27-13 loss for the Warriors.
Ardmore took a 7-0 lead midway through the first quarter and found the end zone again later in the quarter, but the second extra point attempt was blocked by West Point, holding the lead to 13-0. The Warriors trailed 13-0 at the end of the first quarter and the Tigers tacked on another touchdown early in the second to make it a 20-0 game.
Quarterback Hunter Hensley ran one into the end zone as the first half expired to cut the lead to 20-6 at the break.
Another Ardmore touchdown extended the lead to 27-6 early in the third quarter but later in the fourth, the Warriors responded with a touchdown run from Ollie Howell to make it a 27-13 game. West Point wasn’t able to chip away any more of the lead than that and the Tigers held on to take a 27-13 win.
The Warriors will be back on the road next week to wrap up the regular season against Brewer.
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