Gatlinburg-Pittman is 0-10 against Alcoa since October of 2018 but things could change on Friday. The Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders are on the road again to play the Alcoa Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gatlinburg-Pittman is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Unicoi County 35-13.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Gatlinburg-Pittman's defense and their three sacks. Leading the way was Evan Allen with two. Craig Huskey was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 15 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Alcoa won against Austin-East on Friday with 48 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Alcoa simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Austin-East 48-6. The Tornadoes are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 11 straight.
Gatlinburg-Pittman has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.6 points per game. As for Alcoa, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Gatlinburg-Pittman might still be hurting after the 31-7 loss they got from Alcoa when the teams last played back in November of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Gatlinburg-Pittman was down 24-0.
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