Football Preview: Tullahoma Wildcats vs. Lincoln County Falcons
The Tullahoma Wildcats will face off against the Lincoln County Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Tullahoma is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 48-10 win over Franklin County on the road. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Rebels are ranked 232nd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lincoln County was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Spring Hill 49-14 at home. That 35 point margin sets a new team best for the Falcons this season.
Lincoln County found their leader in underclassman Carsen Carter, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Carter's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lincoln County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 423 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 301 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Lincoln County wouldn't let Spring Hill keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Lincoln County can thank Colton Carter and Wilke Pack for forcing all of them.
The victory got Tullahoma back to even at 2-2. As for Lincoln County, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Tullahoma took their victory against Lincoln County when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 39-14. In that contest, Tullahoma amassed a halftime lead of 32-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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