Football Preview: McCallie Blue Tornado vs. Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish
After three games on the road, McCallie is heading back home. They will welcome the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. McCallie will be strutting in after a win while Knoxville Catholic will be coming in after a defeat.
McCallie will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 12 points on October 4th, then bounced right back against Father Ryan on Friday. McCallie breezed by Father Ryan on the road to the tune of 41-8. Considering the Blue Tornado have won five games by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Keylan Syam, who rushed for 134 yards and five touchdowns on only 15 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 51 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Elliott Drapeau was another key player, throwing for 258 yards while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt.
Meanwhile, Knoxville Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 47-23 to Lipscomb Academy. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 12th).
McCallie has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Knoxville Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
McCallie didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Knoxville Catholic in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 31-27 victory. Does McCallie have another victory up their sleeve, or will Knoxville Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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