McCallie has gone 8-2 against Baylor recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The McCallie Blue Tornado will square off against the Baylor Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as McCallie comes in on four and Baylor on six.
McCallie's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Montgomery Bell Academy by a score of 13-0. Given the Blue Tornado's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked second, while the Big Red are ranked 30th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Keylan Syam, who rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Baylor won a game that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Brentwood Academy 7-6. The seven-point effort marked the Red Raiders' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
McCallie's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Baylor, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
McCallie didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Baylor in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 34-28 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for McCallie since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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