The Fayette Academy Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Halls Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Fayette Academy will head out to face Halls after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Fayette Academy was dealt a 48-14 defeat at the hands of Jackson Christian. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Eagles are ranked 70th).
Meanwhile, Halls put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down Lake County 34-20. While the Tigers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-9), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Easton Apperson #14 was his usual excellent self, rushing for 118 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Halls was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 381 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 292 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Halls' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Khadon Piphus.
This is the second loss in a row for Fayette Academy and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Halls, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Fayette Academy against Halls when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 63-7 victory. In that game, Fayette Academy amassed a halftime lead of 49-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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