Football Game Preview: Sequatchie County Leaves Home

By Team Reports Sep 3, 2024, 3:06am

Football Preview: Sequatchie County Indians vs. Watertown Purple Tigers

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The Sequatchie County Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Watertown Purple Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sequatchie County will be strutting in after a win while Watertown will be coming in after a loss.

Sequatchie County's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past East Ridge, posting a 55-0 victory at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Indians just coasted through the last quarter.

Sequatchie County can attribute much of their success to Sam Evitts, who threw for 115 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Jack Evitts made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.

Sequatchie County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Gowan Brown and Evitts.

Meanwhile, Watertown came up short against Gordonsville on Friday and fell 26-19.

The win got Sequatchie County back to even at 1-1. As for Watertown, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

Sequatchie County didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Watertown in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 27-21 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sequatchie County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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