Football Preview: Franklin Road Academy Panthers vs. East Nashville Magnet Eagles
The Franklin Road Academy Panthers will head out to face off against the East Nashville Magnet Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated (Franklin Road Academy has five wins , while East Nashville Magnet has six dating back to last season).
Franklin Road Academy's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Northwest, posting a 51-0 win at home. The contest marked the Panthers' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Meanwhile, East Nashville Magnet was not the first on the board last Friday, but they got there more often. They managed a 26-20 win over Liberty Creek. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Wolves are ranked 163rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Franklin Road Academy pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for East Nashville Magnet, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Everything went Franklin Road Academy's way against East Nashville Magnet in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Franklin Road Academy made off with a 42-21 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was East Nashville Magnet's Martez Lamb, who threw for 331 yards on only 18 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Franklin Road Academy still be able to contain Lamb? There's only one way to find out.
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