Football Preview: Oak Ridge Wildcats vs. Lenoir City Panthers
Oak Ridge is 5-0 against Lenoir City since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats dukes it out withthe Lenoir City Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Oak Ridge is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Bearden on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Oak Ridge was dealt a 35-6 loss at the hands of Bearden. The defeat continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Lenoir City fell victim to Heritage and their airtight defense on Friday. They took a blow against the Mountaineers, falling 45-0. The Panthers' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Oak Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Lenoir City, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-3.
Oak Ridge strolled past Lenoir City in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a score of 30-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Ridge since the team 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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