Oak Ridge waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They won a match that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by the Rhea County Golden Eagles 7-6. The Wildcats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Golden Eagles, too.
Oak Ridge didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Tyree Porter.
Oak Ridge's win bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Rhea County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Oak Ridge will welcome McMinn County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rhea County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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