The Meigs County Tigers will challenge the Austin-East Roadrunners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Meigs County has six straight victories, Austin-East has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Meigs County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Scott, but they still walked away with a 23-17 win. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Highlanders are ranked 232nd) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tuff Ricker
| 10/17/25 @ Scott | 137 |
| 09/12/25 @ McMinn Central | 106 |
| 11/15/24 vs Giles County | 138 |
Meigs County got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Tuff Ricker out in front who rushed for 137 yards and one touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Ricker has posted since back in November of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Mow, who rushed for 63 yards and one score.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Meigs County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Austin-East ended up a good deal behind Carter on Friday and lost 41-27. The Roadrunners were down 34-14 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meigs County will have to keep a close watch on Landon Lightfoot and Dikyeis Towns, a pair of players who had a big impact on Austin-East's prior game. Lightfoot rushed for 88 yards and one TD, while Towns picked up 125 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns. Towns was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 60 yards.
Even if they lost, Austin-East's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Leading the way was D'Andre Hundley with two.
Meigs County's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Austin-East, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
