The Fairley Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Covington Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after five-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Fairley's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Kirby 32-0 on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their 12-point performance the match before.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Covington at home against Bolivar Central on Friday as the squad secured a 56-6 victory. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Tigers are ranked 221st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fairley's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Covington, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Fairley came up short against Covington when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 42-38. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Covington's Skylan Smith, who rushed for 165 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Fairley knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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