Football Preview: Fairley Bulldogs vs. Covington Chargers
The Fairley Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Covington Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after five-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Fairley's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Kirby 32-0 on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their 12-point performance the game before.
Meanwhile, Covington was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Bolivar Central 56-6 at home. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Tigers are ranked 221st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fairley's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Covington, their win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Fairley came up short against Covington in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 42-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Covington's Skylan Smith, who rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Fairley 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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