After each having a week off, the Soddy Daisy Trojans and the East Hamilton Hurricanes will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Soddy Daisy is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 35 points on October 3rd, they were much more limited against Bradley Central last Friday. They were dealt a 40-6 loss at the hands of the Bears. The contest marked the Trojans' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Soddy Daisy didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Luke Dodd and Logan Alexander.
Meanwhile, East Hamilton made easy work of Ooltewah last Friday and carried off a 35-14 win. The result was nothing new for the Hurricanes, who have now won six games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Soddy Daisy better keep an eye on Jermaine Heathington. He was instrumental in East Hamilton's win, rushing for 141 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 7.8 yards per carry, and also picking up 94 receiving yards and one TD. The dominant performance also gave Heathington a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (two). Jaden Haywood was another key player, rushing for 108 yards and one score.
East Hamilton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 247 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
East Hamilton's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Soddy Daisy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-4 record this season.
Soddy Daisy took a serious blow against East Hamilton in their previous matchup back in October of 2022, falling 42-0. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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