Football Preview: Tellico Plains Bears vs. Bledsoe County Warriors
Tellico Plains is 1-7 against Bledsoe County since November of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Tellico Plains Bears will challenge the Bledsoe County Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Both have allowed few points on average, (Tellico Plains: 14.4, Bledsoe County: 10.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Tellico Plains' offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against York Institute on Friday. They were dealt a 34-0 defeat at the hands of the Dragons. That makes it the first time this season the Bears have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Bledsoe County, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Wartburg Central 42-12 at home. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 285th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tellico Plains' loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Bledsoe County, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Tellico Plains took a serious blow against Bledsoe County in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 42-7. Can Tellico Plains avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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