Football Preview: Bledsoe County Warriors vs. Tellico Plains Bears
Bledsoe County has gone 8-1 against Tellico Plains recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Bledsoe County Warriors will look to defend their home field against the Tellico Plains Bears at 8:00 p.m. Bledsoe County will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Bledsoe County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Eagleton College & Career Academy 45-0. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 27 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Tellico Plains had just enough and edged South Greene out 30-28 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Ryan Shaffer was his usual excellent self, rushing for 213 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Reed, who rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns.
Tellico Plains was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 187 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Tellico Plains' defense and their four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Nathaniel Bivens and Bryson Collette, who racked up all four sacks between them.
Tellico Plains is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Bledsoe County, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Everything came up roses for Bledsoe County against Tellico Plains in their previous matchup back in September, as the team secured a 34-0 win. Does Bledsoe County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tellico Plains turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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