Football Preview: East Hamilton Hurricanes vs. Rhea County Golden Eagles
Two dominant backs in Jaden Haywood and Mason Ford are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The East Hamilton Hurricanes will head out on the road to take on the Rhea County Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
East Hamilton is headed into Friday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They were dealt a 29-0 defeat at the hands of Sevier County on Friday. The shutout was out of character for the Hurricanes seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Meanwhile, in a tight match that could have gone either way, Rhea County made off with a 24-23 victory over Tyner Academy. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Eagles.
Rhea County wouldn't let Tyner Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Rhea County can thank Keshawn Smith and Ace Robinson for forcing both of them.
East Hamilton's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3. As for Rhea County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
East Hamilton and Rhea County were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, but East Hamilton came up empty-handed after a 29-28 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ford, who rushed for 207 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.4 yards per carry. Now that East Hamilton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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