Football Preview: Franklin County Rebels vs. Moore County Raiders
The Franklin County Rebels will play host again on Friday to welcome the Moore County Raiders, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Franklin County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had to suffer through a 48-10 loss at the hands of Tullahoma. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 87th).
Meanwhile, Moore County entered their contest against Wayne County on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Moore County and Wayne County were almost perfectly matched up, but Moore County suffered a 15-14 defeat.
Despite the loss, Moore County got top-tier performance from Isaac Petty, who rushed for 66 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 47 receiving yards.
Moore County wouldn't let Wayne County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Moore County can thank Aydan Blair and Logan Cashion for forcing both of them.
Franklin County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Moore County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Things could have been worse for Franklin County, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 41-24 loss to Moore County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Franklin County, Dawson White (who rushed for 210 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per carry, and also threw for 110 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
