Football Preview: Smith County Owls vs. East Robertson Indians
The Smith County Owls will face off against the East Robertson Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Smith County: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home dating back to last season, while East Robertson has snatched up nine consecutive wins on the road also dating back to last season.
Smith County headed into their last matchup having not scored more than 12 points for four straight, but Trousdale County let them put that streak behind them. Smith County breezed by Trousdale County on the road to the tune of 42-7 on Friday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Owls as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, East Robertson didn't have too much trouble with Jo Byrns on the road on Friday as they won 43-27. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Red Devils are ranked 267th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Luis Martinez and Kason Young were among the main playmakers for East Robertson as the former rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry and the latter rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. Young's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, East Robertson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 415 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Smith County's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for East Robertson, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Smith County was taken down by East Robertson 49-20 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Smith County was down 35-6.
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