Austin-East had to endure an eight-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They slipped by the Pigeon Forge Tigers 14-13 on Thursday. The Roadrunners have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.
The critical scores for Austin-East came from Nymire Jackson and James Niyonkuru.
Austin-East's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Pigeon Forge, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Austin-East will challenge Union County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Austin-East is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home. As for Pigeon Forge, they will take on Gatlinburg-Pittman at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gatlinburg-Pittman's defense has only allowed 14.9 points per game this season, so Pigeon Forge's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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