Football Preview: Oak Ridge Wildcats vs. Bearden Bulldogs
Oak Ridge has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Bearden Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.6 points per game this season.
Oak Ridge is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Farragut just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 28-13 to the Admirals. That makes it the first time this season the Wildcats have let down their home crowd.
Despite the loss, Oak Ridge saw an underclassman step up: Damillyan Porter rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Bearden didn't have too much trouble with Cleveland on the road on Friday as they won 38-19.
Oak Ridge's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3. As for Bearden, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Oak Ridge came up short against Bearden in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 33-29. Can Oak Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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