Football Game Preview: Frankfort Falcons vs. Roane County Raiders

By Team Reports Dec 10, 2024, 2:29am

Football Preview: Frankfort Falcons vs. Roane County Raiders

Suggested Video

Frankfort has won nine straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Roane County has won nine straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Frankfort Falcons will welcome the Roane County Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Frankfort is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Williamstown 49-7.

Meanwhile, Roane County faced Independence in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Roane County took their contest with ease, bagging a 42-7 victory over Independence.

Frankfort better keep an eye on Lane Watson. He was instrumental in Roane County's win, rushing for 239 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per carry. Watson really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of Clay Walker, who rushed for 75 yards and one touchdown.

Roane County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 420 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 200 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matchups.

Roane County's win bumped their record up to 13-0. As for Frankfort, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 13-0.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps