The East Ridge Pioneers will head out on the road to face off against the Chattanooga Prep Sentinels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. East Ridge has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with seven straight defeats, while Chattanooga Prep will come in with four straight victories.
Last Friday, East Ridge had to suffer through a 42-7 loss at the hands of East Hamilton. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 112th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Chattanooga Prep). They took their matchup at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 66-0 win over Copper Basin. Considering the Sentinels have won four matches by more than 35 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Chattanooga Prep's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Austin Jones, who threw for 145 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes. Marcus Jones was in the mix too, providing Chattanooga Prep with two touchdowns.
East Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Chattanooga Prep, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
East Ridge took their victory against Chattanooga Prep when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 35-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Ridge since the squad 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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