Football Preview: Mount Juliet Golden Bears vs. Wilson Central Wildcats
Mount Juliet is 10-0 against Wilson Central since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mount Juliet Golden Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wilson Central Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Mount Juliet will be coming into the game with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, Mount Juliet strolled past Cookeville with points to spare, taking the game 38-21. The Golden Bears pushed the score to 31-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Cavaliers cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Wilson Central's offense. They had to suffer through a 44-0 loss at the hands of Shelbyville Central. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 43rd).
Mount Juliet's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Wilson Central, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Mount Juliet took their victory against Wilson Central in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 47-23. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Wilson Central's Antuan Mckethan, who rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 76 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mount Juliet still be able to contain Mckethan? There's only one way to find out.
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