Football Preview: Oak Ridge Wildcats vs. Clinton Dragons
Oak Ridge has gone 9-1 against Clinton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Oak Ridge Wildcats' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Clinton Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Clinton took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Oak Ridge, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Oak Ridge got the win against McMinn County by a conclusive 31-6. With the Wildcats ahead 28-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
A big part of Oak Ridge's win came down to the chemistry between Blaine Stansberry and his top target Will Pressley. Stansberry threw for 202 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes while Pressley picked up 151 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Pressley showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 66 yards. Damillyan Porter also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Meanwhile, Clinton entered their matchup against Powell on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Clinton was beaten by Powell 48-8. The Dragons haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
The victory got Oak Ridge back to even at 2-2. As for Clinton, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Oak Ridge couldn't quite finish off Clinton when the teams last played back in November of 2023 and fell 24-21. Thankfully for Oak Ridge, Joshuah Keith (who rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 212 yards and two touchdowns on only 19 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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