After losing to Henry County the last time they met, Beech decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Beech Buccaneers enjoyed a cozy 42-23 win over the Henry County Patriots on Friday. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Patriots are ranked 67th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Chelton Swafford, who rushed for 185 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Kaden Powell was in the mix too, providing Beech with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Beech was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 306 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Beech pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Henry County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-4.
Beech will take on Siegel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Beech is facing Siegel at the right time seeing as Siegel is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Henry County, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Ridgeway at 7:00 p.m. on October 25th.
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