Football Preview: Smith County Owls vs. Westmoreland Eagles
Smith County is 3-0 against Westmoreland since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Owls challenges the Westmoreland Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Smith County is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Upperman on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Smith County took a blow against Upperman, falling 43-13. While losing is never fun, the Owls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Bees are ranked 20th).
Meanwhile, Westmoreland entered their tilt with East Robertson on Thursday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 7-6 win over the Indians.
This is the second loss in a row for Smith County and nudges their season record down to 1-6. As for Westmoreland, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Smith County against Westmoreland in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 27-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Smith County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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