Football Preview: Silverdale Academy Seahawks vs. Signal Mountain Eagles
The Silverdale Academy Seahawks will challenge the Signal Mountain Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Silverdale Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-20 victory over Lakeway Christian Academy. Given the Seahawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Lions are ranked 268th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Silverdale Academy found their leader in underclassman Connor Jenne, who threw for 271 yards and four touchdowns while completing 78.9% of his passes. Those 271 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Jenne. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Deitch, who rushed for 83 yards and three touchdowns.
Silverdale Academy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kaleb Kilgore, Bob Edmonds, and Luke Bowman picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Signal Mountain's strategy against East Ridge on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Signal Mountain blew East Ridge out of the water with a 43-6 final score. With the Eagles ahead 29-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
The win made it two in a row for Silverdale Academy and bumps their season record up to 5-2. As for Signal Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Everything went Silverdale Academy's way against Signal Mountain in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Silverdale Academy made off with a 42-21 win. Does Silverdale Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Signal Mountain turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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