Football Preview: Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Cannon County Lions
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will head out to face off against the Cannon County Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Notre Dame is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Notre Dame is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Boyd-Buchanan on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Notre Dame was dealt a 50-7 loss at the hands of Boyd-Buchanan. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 55th).
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Cannon County sidestepped Cornersville for a 16-14 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lions.
Notre Dame's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Cannon County, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything came up roses for Notre Dame against Cannon County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-15 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Notre Dame since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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