The Fayette Ware Wildcats's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Christian Brothers Purple Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Fayette Ware is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were outmatched by Haywood on the road and fell 52-15. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 299th, while the Tomcats are ranked 41st).
Although Fayette Ware took the loss, they still got scores from Layquan Armour and Tarecous Stevens.
Even if they lost, Fayette Ware's defensive line still kept up the pressure with 3.5 sacks. Leading the way was Brandon Gates with 2.5. Gates is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Christian Brothers has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 17 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Friday. They were dealt a 45-14 loss at the hands of Baylor. The Purple Wave haven't had much luck with the Red Raiders recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Fayette Ware dropped their record down to 0-4 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Christian Brothers, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Fayette Ware was taken down by Christian Brothers 34-2 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Fayette Ware was down 34-0.
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