Football Preview: Whitwell Tigers vs. Sale Creek Panthers
After starting their season with four straight games on the road, Whitwell is finally coming home. They will host the Sale Creek Panthers at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Whitwell will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Whitwell is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Lookout Valley for the full four quarters, racking up a 70-0 win on the road. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Whitwell's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brandon Easterly, who rushed for 29 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 44 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Bennett Mcdougal, who gained 44 total yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Sale Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a blow against Chattanooga Prep, falling 49-0. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Sentinels are ranked 146th).
Whitwell pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Sale Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Whitwell was able to grind out a solid victory over Sale Creek in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 20-8. Will Whitwell repeat their success, or does Sale Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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