Football Preview: Oak Ridge Wildcats vs. Clinton Dragons
Oak Ridge is 9-1 against Clinton since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Oak Ridge Wildcats will stay at home for another week and welcome the Clinton Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Clinton took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Oak Ridge, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Oak Ridge made easy work of McMinn County and carried off a 31-6 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
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 was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 66 yards. Damillyan Porter was in the mix too, providing Oak Ridge with two touchdowns.
Oak Ridge's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of TJ Hibben and Qhyvez Williams.
Meanwhile, Clinton entered their matchup against Powell on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Clinton had to suffer through a 48-8 loss at the hands of Powell. 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? There's only one way to find out.
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