Football Preview: Beech Buccaneers vs. Hunters Lane Warriors
Beech is 6-0 against Hunters Lane since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Beech Buccaneers will square off against the Hunters Lane Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Beech is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Last Friday, Beech didn't have too much trouble with Siegel on the road as they won 35-20. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Stars are ranked 141st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Dk Williams and Kaden Powell were among the main playmakers for Beech as the former rushed for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries and the latter rushed for 56 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Those 97 rushing yards gave Williams a new career-high.
Beech didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Aiden Curry and Josiah Moore. Beech got some further help from Gunnar Clary: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (6.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Beech was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Hunters Lane's offense. They were dealt a 35-0 defeat at the hands of Springfield on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 48 points in the game before, the Warriors' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Beech's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Hunters Lane, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Beech has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 245.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Hunters Lane struggles in that department as they've been averaging 172.8. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Beech against Hunters Lane when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 44-9 win. In that match, Beech amassed a halftime lead of 24-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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