Football Preview: Soddy Daisy Trojans vs. Macon County Tigers
After two games on the road, Soddy Daisy is heading back home. They will welcome the Macon County Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Soddy Daisy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.1 points per game this season.
Soddy Daisy gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Signal Mountain by a score of 29-22. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Trojans were the better team in the second half.
Alex Pinson was a one-man wrecking crew for Soddy Daisy as he rushed for 109 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 130 yards and two touchdowns. Max Bowman was Pinson's top target, picking up 123 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Soddy Daisy's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Gannon Montgomery with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Macon County). They really took it to Stone Memorial for the full four quarters, racking up a 54-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Tigers , who have now won eight matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
Macon County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 39 points. As for Soddy Daisy, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
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