The Oak Ridge Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Bradley Central Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Ridge will come into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, Oak Ridge was fully in charge, breezing past Cleveland 35-7. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Blue Raiders are ranked 111th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oak Ridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Damillyan Porter led the charge by rushing for 109 yards and one TD on only 14 carries, while also catching one touchdown. Will Pressley also helped with two scores in total.
Meanwhile, Bradley Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Red Bank on Friday, taking the game 21-10.
Oak Ridge better keep an eye on Kenyon Phelps. He was instrumental in Bradley Central's win, rushing for 99 yards on only ten carries. That's the most rushing yards Phelps has posted since back in October of 2024.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Bradley Central proved: they limited Red Bank to a paltry 3.4 yards per carry. That's the most yards per carry they've managed all season.
Oak Ridge's record is now 5-0. As for Bradley Central, their record now sits at 4-1.
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