The Lenoir City Panthers will stay at home for another week and welcome the Walker Valley Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Walker Valley took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Lenoir City, who comes in off a win.
Lenoir City will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up seven points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Karns on Friday. Lenoir City claimed a resounding 37-6 victory over Karns. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 20 points or more this season.
Luke Chadwick went supernova for Lenoir City, rushing for 51 yards and three touchdowns on only seven carries.
Lenoir City didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jaxson Utter and Eddy Soto.
Meanwhile, Walker Valley entered their matchup against McMinn County on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Walker Valley had to suffer through a 37-6 loss at the hands of McMinn County. Having soared to a lofty 49 points in the game before, the Mustangs couldn't push the score so high this time.
Walker Valley's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-3. As for Lenoir City, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-4.
Lenoir City might still be hurting after the 37-11 defeat they got from Walker Valley in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Lenoir City, Evan Schwarzl (who rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, and also threw for 146 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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