The Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders will venture away from home to challenge the Roane County Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gatlinburg-Pittman's defense has only allowed 12.8 points per game this season, so Roane County's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Gatlinburg-Pittman humbled Chuckey-Doak with a 55-3 victory. Given the Highlanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Black Knights are ranked 335th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gatlinburg-Pittman relied on the efforts of John Keohane, who threw for 139 yards and two touchdowns on perfect 6-for-6 passing, and Elias Reed, who rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown. Those 50 rushing yards gave Reed a new career-high.
Gatlinburg-Pittman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Roane County just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 49-7 loss at the hands of Alcoa. The Yellowjackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gatlinburg-Pittman has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 41.8 points. As for Roane County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Everything came up roses for Gatlinburg-Pittman against Roane County when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 48-7 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gatlinburg-Pittman 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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