Football Preview: Siegel Stars vs. Beech Buccaneers
The Siegel Stars will take on the Beech Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Siegel has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight losses, while Beech will come in with five straight victories.
Siegel is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Oakland two weeks ago (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Siegel was dealt a 42-7 defeat at the hands of Oakland. While losing is never fun, the Stars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Patriots are ranked sixth).
Meanwhile, Beech strolled past Henry County with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 42-23.
Chelton Swafford was his usual excellent self, rushing for 185 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Powell, who rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns.
Siegel's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Beech, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Siegel was dealt a bruising 48-10 defeat at the hands of Beech in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Swafford, who rushed for 151 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Now that Siegel knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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