Football Preview: Cane Ridge Ravens vs. East Nashville Magnet Eagles
Cane Ridge has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Ravens takes on the East Nashville Magnet Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cane Ridge hasn't scored more than 12 points for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Cane Ridge will head into Thursday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune two weeks ago. They took a blow against Riverdale, falling 37-0. While losing is never fun, the Ravens can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 191st, while the Warriors are ranked 21st).
Despite a strong season so far, East Nashville Magnet has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They fell just short of Smyrna by a score of 36-33 two weeks ago. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Eagles have suffered since September 29, 2023.
East Nashville Magnet might have lost, but man, Cam Wade was a machine: he picked up 100 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 100 yards. Dallas Covington was another key player, throwing for 113 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes.
Even though they lost, East Nashville Magnet was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 205 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Cane Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for East Nashville Magnet, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-2.
Cane Ridge was taken down by East Nashville Magnet 42-13 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cane Ridge was down 42-7.
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