Football Preview: Tennessee Vikings vs. Sullivan East Patriots
The Tennessee Vikings will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Sullivan East Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Tennessee is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They took a blow against Greeneville on Friday, falling 54-7. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Greene Devils are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Sullivan East couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They had to suffer through a 53-7 loss at the hands of Johnson County.
Tennessee took their win against Sullivan East in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 48-25. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Sullivan East's Drake Fisher, who threw for 533 yards and four touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Tennessee to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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