The Powell Panthers will square off against the Clinton Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Powell's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
Powell's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Heritage 38-0 on the road. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Panthers had established a 35 point advantage.
Meanwhile, everything went Clinton's way against Campbell County on Friday as Clinton made off with a 29-7 win. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Cougars are ranked 242nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Ryin Jones and his top target Bryson Maddox. Jones picked up 24 receiving yards while Maddox picked up 82 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Powell's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Clinton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
Powell strolled past Clinton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 45-27. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Clinton's Joshuah Keith, who threw for 181 yards and two touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Powell to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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