The Cocke County Fighting Cocks will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Jefferson County Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Cocke County is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Tennessee on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cocke County was outmatched by Tennessee on the road and fell 48-6. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Cocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Vikings are ranked 114th).
Meanwhile, Jefferson County unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 24-23 to Farragut. The Patriots gained 191 more yards on the day, but it was the Admirals that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, Jefferson County got top-tier performance from Skylar Thomas, who rushed for 360 yards while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Thomas a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Jefferson County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 380 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Cocke County's record now sits at 1-6. As for Jefferson County, their record is now 4-4.
Cocke County was dealt a bruising 56-0 defeat at the hands of Jefferson County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Cocke County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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