Montgomery Bell Academy has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to challenge the Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Montgomery Bell Academy's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against McCallie on Friday. They fell 13-0 to the Blue Tornado. While losing is never fun, the Big Red can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Blue Tornado are ranked second).
Meanwhile, Knoxville Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Briarcrest Christian last Friday and fell 31-28. The Fighting Irish have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Knoxville Catholic had strong showings from Mack Bartholomew, who threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns, and Tyreek King, who picked up 95 receiving yards and three touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (105 yards to be exact) also went to Casen Jenkins.
Montgomery Bell Academy dropped their record down to 2-4 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Knoxville Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Montgomery Bell Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Knoxville Catholic when the teams last played back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 17-12 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Montgomery Bell Academy 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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