Football Game Preview: Greenback Cherokees vs. Midway Green Wave

By Team Reports Oct 8, 2024, 5:25am

Football Preview: Greenback Cherokees vs. Midway Green Wave

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Greenback has gone 9-1 against Midway recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Greenback Cherokees will be playing in front of their home fans against the Midway Green Wave at 7:30 p.m. The timing isn't great for Greenback: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Midway has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.

Greenback is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points back in September, they were much more limited against Rockwood on Friday. They had to suffer through a 46-12 loss at the hands of the Tigers.

Meanwhile, Midway came up short against Oliver Springs on Friday and fell 28-20. The Green Wave have struggled against the Bobcats recently, as their game on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Midway's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Brennan Reed, who picked up 34 receiving yards and a touchdown, and Peyton Steele, who picked up 25 receiving yards and a touchdown.

Greenback's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Midway, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.

Greenback strolled past Midway in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 40-24. Will Greenback repeat their success, or does Midway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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