Austin-East scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They lost to the Roane County Yellowjackets at home by a 49-35 margin. The Roadrunners have struggled against the Yellowjackets recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Several Roadrunners players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Dimere Ligon, who rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 64 receiving yards and a touchdown. Ligon was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 51 yards. Michael Gladney was another key rusher, rushing for 125 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Austin-East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 225 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Austin-East's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Roane County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Austin-East will challenge Pigeon Forge at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pigeon Forge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.5 points per game this season. As for Roane County, they will square off against McMinn Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Roane County will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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