Football Game Preview: Tennessee Heat Leaves Home

By Team Reports Sep 18, 2024, 1:11am

Football Preview: Tennessee Heat vs. Tri-Cities Christian Eagles

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Tennessee Heat will head out on the road to square off against the Tri-Cities Christian Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Tennessee Heat's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Grundy County on Friday. They took a 14-0 bruising from the Yellowjackets. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Tennessee Heat came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked second, while Grundy County is ranked 310th).

Meanwhile, Tri-Cities Christian put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by TN T at home to the tune of 50-0. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.

This is the second loss in a row for Tennessee Heat and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Tri-Cities Christian, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.

Everything came up roses for Tennessee Heat against Tri-Cities Christian when the teams last played back in August of 2023 as the squad secured a 60-20 victory. In that match, Tennessee Heat amassed a halftime lead of 40-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.

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