Football Preview: Clinton Dragons vs. Powell Panthers
The Clinton Dragons will play host again on Friday to welcome the Powell Panthers, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Last Friday, Clinton got the win against Campbell County by a conclusive 29-7. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Cougars are ranked 242nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Clinton's receiving core played a big role in the win, headlined by Ryin Jones and Bryson Maddox. Jones picked up 24 receiving yards while Maddox picked up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Powell had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They claimed a resounding 38-0 win over the Mountaineers on the road. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 28 points or more this season.
The victory got Clinton back to even at 2-2. As for Powell, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Clinton lost to Powell at home by a decisive 45-27 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Powell's Connor Wheeler, who rushed for 197 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Now that Clinton 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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